Statements from the 2022 CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems

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First session: March
Second session: July

First session

Monday, 7 March 

• Chair of the GGE Ambassador Flavio Soares Damico of Brazil 
• Russia (Mr.)
• Ukraine (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• France (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)

Informal discussion

Formal discussion resumed

• United States (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu

Informal discussion

Tuesday, 8 March

• Chair of the GGE Ambassador Flavio Soares Damico of Brazil 
• Russia (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Austria (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• France (Mr.)
• Chile (Ms.) and Mexico (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Portugal (Ms.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• New Zealand (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Argentina (Ms.)
• Republic of Korea (Mr.)

Wednesday, 9 March

Informal discussion

• Chair of the GGE Ambassador Flavio Soares Damico of Brazil 
• Russia (Mr.)

Informal discussion for the remainder of this session, until Friday 11 March. 

Second session

Monday, 25 July

• Chair of the GGE Ambassador Flavio Soares Damico of Brazil
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)

Agenda item 5: Consideration of proposals

• Venezuela (Mr.) on behalf of NAM
• Argentina (Ms.) on behalf of Argentina, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Panama, the Philippines, Sierra Leone and Uruguay
• United States (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.) (point of order)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• Australia (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.) 
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Republic of Korea (Mr.)
• Iraq (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.) (point of order)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• Palestine (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Germany (Ms.) on behalf of Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden
• Russian Federation (Mr.) (point of order)
• Russian Federation (Ms.) 
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Chile (Ms.)
• France (Ms.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Ms.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Ecuador (Mr.)
• Venezuela (Ms.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)

Tuesday, 26 July

• Austria (Mr.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Uruguay (Ms.)
• South Africa (Mr.)
• Article 36 (Mr.)
• Nonviolence International Southeast Asia (Ms.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Peru (Mr.)
• ICRC (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC) (Ms.)
• Protection (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Ms.)
• United Kingdom (Ms.)
• Panama (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Ms.)
• Cuba (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• New Zealand (Mr.)
• SEHLAC (Ms.)
• Norway (Mr.)
• International Committee for Robots Arms Control (ICRAC) (Mr.)
• Bulgaria (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Ms.)

Agenda item 7: Adoption of the draft report

• Chair (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Argentina (Ms.)
• Panama (Ms.)
• Russia (Ms.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Italy (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Chile and Mexico, delivered by Chile (Ms.)
• Group of 10, delivered by Costa Rica (Ms.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Ecuador (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Argentina (Ms.)
• India (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Panama (Ms.)
• Republic of Korea (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Australia (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Ecuador (Mr.)
• New Zealand (Mr.)
• Chair (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)

Wednesday, 27 July

Agenda item 6: Other matters

• United Kingdom (Mr.)

Agenda item 5: Consideration of proposals

• Turkey (Mr.)

Agenda item 7: Adoption of the draft report

• Germany (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.) on behalf of Chile and Mexico
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Ecuador (Mr.)
• Russia (Ms.)
• Germany (Ms.)
• Argentina (Ms.)
• Republic of Korea (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Argentina (Ms.)
• Chair of the GGE Ambassador Flavio Soares Damico of Brazil 
• Australia (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Russia (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Chile (Ms.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Argentina (Ms.)
• Venezuela (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• ICRC (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Germany (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Australia (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Russia (Ms.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
• Israel (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Chile and Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• India (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Ms.)
• Russia (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• International Committee of the Red Cross (Mr.)
• Chile and Mexico, delivered by Chile (Ms.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Russia (Ms.)
• Chile and Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Ms.)
• International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Argentina (Ms.)
• Republic of Korea (Mr.)
• Russia (Ms.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Chile and Mexico, delivered by Chile (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
• Chile and Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Ecuador (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Russia (Ms.)
• Australia (Mr.)

Thursday, 28 July

Agenda item 7: Adoption of the draft report

• Argentina (Ms.)
• India (Mr.)
• MAAT (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.) (point of order)
• Secretariat (Ms.)
• Chair
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Chile (Ms.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Uruguay (Ms.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Chair
• MAAT (Mr.)
• India (Mr.) (point of order)
• Chair
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Germany (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• New Zealand (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• Montenegro (Mr.)
• Chair
• MAAT (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Chair
• India (Mr.)
• Center for War Studies from University of Southern Denmark (Ms.)
• Uruguay (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Palestine (Ms.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Venezuela (Mr.)
• Panama (Ms.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Germany (Ms.)
• Finland (Mr.)
• Australia (Mr.)
• France (Ms.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Norway (Mr.)
• Russian Federation (Mr.)
• Chile (Ms.) on behalf of Mexico and Chile
• Spain (Mr.)
  
• United States (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Argentina (Ms.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• New Zealand (Mr.)
• Sweden (Ms.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Ecuador (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Venezuela (Ms.)
• Italy (Mr.)

Agenda item 6: Other matters

• Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
• Nonviolence International Southeast Asia (Ms.)