Statements from the 2024 CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems
March 2024 | August 2024
4 March 2024
Agenda item 1 - Opening of the meeting
- Chair of the GGE (Mr.)
- UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu (Ms.) (video)
Agenda item 2 - Adoption of the agenda
- Chair (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
Agenda item 3 - Confirmation of the rules of procedure
- Chair (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Chair (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Chair (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Chair (Mr.)
Agenda item 4 - Organization of the work of the Group of Governmental Experts
- Chair (Mr.)
- Group of states, delivered by Pakistan (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Chair (Mr.)
Agenda item 5
General statements
- Chair (Mr.)
- Group of 15 states, delivered by Costa Rica (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- Philippines (Ms.)
- Palestine (Ms.)
- Aotearoa New Zealand (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Costa Rica (Mr.)
- Uruguay (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Holy See (Mr.)
- Luxembourg (Mr.)
- South Africa (Ms.)
- Peru (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Colombia (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Sierra Leone (Mr.)
- Guatemala (Ms.)
- Norway (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Iraq (Ms.)
- Sri Lanka (Ms.)
- Israel (Ms.) - right of reply
- Palestine (Ms.) - right of reply
- Venezuela (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Türkiye (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Algeria (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Singapore (Mr.)
- Iran (Mr.)
- International Committee for Robot Arms Control (ICRAC) (Mr.)
- Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
- PAX (Mr.)
- Interagency Institute (Mr.)
- Stop Killer Robots (Ms.)
Topic 1: Characterizations and definitions
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Civilian Agenda (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- International Committee for Robot Arms Control (ICRAC) (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Iran (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Norway (Mr.)
5 March 2024
Continuation of Topic 1: Characterizations and definitions
- Italy (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- El Salvador (Mr.)
- Guatemala (Ms.)
- Bulgaria (Ms.)
- PAX (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Colombia (Mr.)
- Algeria (Mr.)
- Canada (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- El Salvador (Mr.)
- China (Ms.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Luxembourg (Mr.)
Topic 2: Application of IHL, including the relation of IHL with the concept of human control, judgement and/or involvement
- Chair (Mr.)
- Finland (Ms.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- United States (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Norway (Mr.)
- Singapore (Mr.)
- Israel (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- International Committee for Robot Arms Control (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
- European Union (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- International Committee for Robot Arms Control (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Chair (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- International Committee for Robot Arms Control (Mr.)
6 March 2024
Continuation of Topic 2: Application of IHL
- France (Ms.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Singapore (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Peru
- Israel
- Japan
- Pakistan
- Italy
- Brazil
- ICRC
- Luxembourg
- Canada
- US
- India
- Ireland
- Austria
- Bulgaria
- ROK
- UK
- Venezuela
- Brazil
- United States (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
Topic 3: Risk mitigation and confidence building
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- France (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- Uruguay (Ms.)
- India (Mr.)
- International Committee for Robot Arms Control (Mr.)
- Guatemala (Ms.)
- European Union (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- International Committee for Robot Arms Control (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- United States (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- International Committee for Robot Arms Control (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
7 March 2024
Continuation of Topic 3
- Russia (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- US (Mr.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Canada (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- ICRAC (Mr.)
- Estonia (Ms.)
Consultation on path forward
- Chair (Mr.)
- US (Mr.)
- Chair (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Chair (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- France (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Finland (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- El Salvador (Mr.)
Topics 1 and 2
- Chair (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Chair (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
8 March 2024
- United States (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Chair (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- US (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- China (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- ICRC (Ms.)
- Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
- India (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Luxembourg (Mr.)
- Finland (Mr.)
- The Civilian Agenda (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)