Statements from the 2018 CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems
Monday, 27 August
- UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, delivered by Anja Kaspersen, UNODA Geneva
Expert Panel: "Review of potential military applications of related technologies in the context of the Group’s work"
- Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos, National Defense University, Washington D.C.
- Professor Tony Gillespie, University College London
- Dr. Knut Dörmann, International Committee of the Red Cross
- Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Korpela, Military Academy-West Point
- Mr. Gautam Shroff, Tata Consultancy Services
Questions and discussion
- Austria (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Canada (Ms.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
- Estonia (Mr.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Spain (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- University of North Carolina (Mr.)
Agenda Item 6a: "Characterisation of the systems under consideration in order to promote a common understanding on concepts and characteristics relevant to the objectives and purposes of the Convention."
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Canada (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Spain (Mr.)
- Holy See (Mr.)
- Finland (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Slovenia (Ms.)
- Estonia (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
Tuesday, 28 August
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
Agenda item 6b: "Further consideration of the human element in the use of lethal force; aspects of human-machine interaction in the development, deployment and use of emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems."
- Presentation of national experience, by Sweden (Mr.)
- Article 36 (Mr.)
- University of North Carolina (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Presentation of national experience, by United States (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Mr.)
- Argentina (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Ireland (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- University of Birmingham (Ms.)
- University of North Carolina (Mr.)
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
- International Committee on Robot Arms Control (ICRAC) (Ms.)
- Norway (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- ICRC (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Estonia (Mr.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- India (Mr.)
Wednesday, 29 August
Agenda item 6d: "Possible options for addressing the humanitarian and international security challenges posed by emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems in the context of the objectives and purposes of the Convention without prejudging policy outcomes and taking into account past, present and future proposals"
- African Group delivered by Benin (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.) relating to agenda item 6a
- Bulgaria (Mr.), and relating to agenda item 6b
- United Kingdom (Mr.) relating to agenda item 6b
- Australia (Mr.) relatng to agenda item 6a and b
- Sri Lanka (Ms.) relating to agenda item 6a and b
- University of New South Wales (Mr.) relating to agenda item 6a and b
- Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Venezuela (Mr.)
- Argentina (Mr.)
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
- France (Mr.) and Germany (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Panama (Ms.)
- India (Mr.)
- European Union (Mr.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Spain (Mr.)
- Israel (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- The Netherlands (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Peru (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Norway (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Finland (Mr.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Estonia (Mr.)
- South Africa (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Poland (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Ecuador (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
- Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (Ms.)
- Amnesty International (Ms.)
- Center for International and Security Policy (Mr.)
- Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
- International Committee on Robot Arms Control (Mr.)
- Mines Action Canada (Ms.)
- PAX (Mr.)
- Protection (Mr.)
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Ms.)
- University of North Carolina (Mr.)
- Seguridad Humana en Latinoamérica y el Caribe (Mr.)
- Future of Life Institute (Ms.)
- Nobel Women's Initiative (Ms.)
- Center for Autonomy and Artifical Intelligence (Mr.)
Thursday, 30 August
- Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Venezuela (Mr.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.), relating to agenda item 6d
- Italy (Mr.)
- Pablo de Olavide University (Ms.)
Consideration of the Report
- Pakistan (Ms.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- China (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Estonia (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- Panama (Ms.)
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Israel (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- USA (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- China (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Estonia (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Israel (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- The Netherlands (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- UK (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- Israel (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Panama (Ms.)
- China (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Costa Rica (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- US (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- China (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- China (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
Friday, 31 August
Consideration of the revised Report
- Germany (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Republic of Korea (ROK)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Panama (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Russian Federation (Ms.)
- China (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Canada (Ms.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- Belgium (Ms.)
- Ecuador (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Holy Sea (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- France (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Panama (Ms.)
- France (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Russia (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
Monday, 9 April
- UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, delivered by Anja Kaspersen, UNODA Geneva
- Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Venezuela (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Greece (Mr.)
- Sri Lanka (Ms.)
- Spain (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Joint statement on behalf of France (Ms.) and Germany (Mr.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Panama (Ms.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Argentina (Mr.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- Turkey (Mr.)
- Finland (Ms.)
- African Group, delivered by South Africa (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
- Canada (Ms.)
- Latvia (Mr.)
- Australia (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- Holy See (Mr.)
- Luxembourg (Mr.)
- Palestine (Mr.)
- Estonia (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- India (Mr.)
- South Africa (Ms.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
- UN Institute for Disarmament Research (Mr.)
- Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, Ms. Mary Wareham
- Human Rights Watch, Mr. Steve Goose
- International Committee for Robot Arms Control, Mr. Thompson Chengeta
- Mines Action Canada, Mr. Paul Hannon
- PAX, Ms. Miriam Struyk
Thematic debate: Characterisation
- Chair, Mr. Ambassador Amandeep Singh Gill
- China (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
Tuesday, 10 April
- United States (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Estonia (Mr.)
- Kazakhstan (Mr.)
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- International Committee for Robot Arms Control, Dr. Noel Sharkey
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Sierra Leone (Ms.)
- Panama (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Finland (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Canada (Mr.)
Wednesday, 11 April
Thematic debate: Further consideration of the human element in the use of lethal force; aspects of human-machine interaction in the development, deployment and use of emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems.
- Germany (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Poland (Mr.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- United States (Ms.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- South Africa (Ms.)
- Sierra Leone (Ms.)
- France (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Estonia (Mr.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- Panama (Ms.)
- Argentina (Mr.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Kazakhstan (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Mr.)
- International Panel on the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons (Mr.)
- Article 36 (Ms.)
- Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
- Protection (Mr.)
- International Committe on Robot Arms Control (Mr.)
- United States (technical presentation) (Mr.)
Thursday, 12 April
Expert panel: "Review of potential military applications of related technologies in the context of the Group’s work"
- Professor Missy Cummings, Duke University (Ms.)
- Professor Dominique Lambert, l'Université de Namur (Mr.)
- Professor Viacheslav Pshikopov, Southern Federal University, Russian Federation (Mr.)
- Professor Pascale Fung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Ms.)
- Professor Tony Gillespie, University College London (Mr.)
Thematic debate: Further consideration of the human element in the use of lethal force; aspects of human-machine interaction in the development, deployment and use of emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems.
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
- Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
Friday, 13 April
Thematic debate: Possible options for addressing the humanitarian and international security challenges posed by emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems.
- Argentina (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Ms.)
- Djibouti (Mr.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Brazil (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- United States (Mr.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- New Zealand (Ms.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Peru (Mr.)
- France (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Sweden (Mr.)
- South Africa (Ms.)
- Jordan (Mr.)
- Panama (Ms.)
- Sierra Leone (Ms.)
- Canada (Ms.)
- Belgium (Mr.)
- Nicaragua (Ms.)
- Mexico (Ms.)
- Venezuela (Ms.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Bulgaria (Mr.)
- United States (Ms.)
- China (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Honduras (Mr.)
- University Pablo de Olavide (Ms.)
- Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, Ms. Mary Wareham
- Protection, Mr. Ayman Sorour
- SEHLAC, Mr. Camilo Serna
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Ms. Sylvie Ndongmo