The Senior Advisor provides advice and support, including to the Secretary General and other members of the International Secretariat, on a range of programmatic and parliamentary diplomacy issues. In particular, the Senior Advisor:
- Provides advice on matters pertaining to transnational security threats, migration-related challenges and economic and environmental affairs.
- Serves as Director for Economic and Environmental Security, working closely with OSCE’s Economic and Environmental Committee and the Co-ordinator for Economic and Environmental Activities to build synergy with the efforts of the OSCE PA General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment.
- Serves as Programme Co-ordinator for Counter-Terrorism Affairs, Fighting Corruption and the Research Assistants’ programme in Vienna;
- Regularly liaises with the OSCE Secretariat, delegations of the OSCE participating States and relevant external partners to ensure timely exchange of information and planning of relevant initiatives.
Bonabello joined the OSCE PA Liaison Office in Vienna in May 2017. Prior to joining the PA, he served as Senior Co-ordination Advisor in the Office of the OSCE Special Representative for Combating Human Trafficking, where he advanced OSCE efforts in the context of conflicts, mixed-migration flows and terrorism.
He has also served as Policy and Planning Officer of the OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Legal Advisor in Serbia, as Court Officer of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and as Human Rights Officer of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Marco holds a Master’s degree in Law from the Rome State University and specialized in diplomatic affairs at the Italian Society for International Organizations.
Working languages: English, Italian and French