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Statements from the 2024 CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems

March 2024 | August 2024

MARCH 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

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
  • Philippines
  • 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.)

AUGUST 2024

Opening of the meeting

  • Chair of the GGE (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)

General statements

  • China (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Mr.)
  • Sri Lanka (Ms.)
  • Estonia (Ms.)
  • Holy See (Mr.)
  • France (Ms.)
  • Sweden (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Poland (Ms.)
  • Italy (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Argentina (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Palestine (Ms.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Norway (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Bulgaria (Mr.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • South Africa (Mr.)
  • Venezuela (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Algeria (Mr.)
  • Denmark (Ms.)
  • Costa Rica (Mx.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • India (Mr.)
  • Group of 15, delivered by Peru (Mr.)
  • Peru (Mr.)
  • SIPRI (Ms.)
  • Future of Life Institute (Ms.)
  • InterAgency Institute (Ms.)
  • Israel (Ms.) - right of reply
  • Palestine (Ms.) - right of reply
  • Lex International Fund (Ms.)
  • Article 36 (Ms.)
  • Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
  • The Civilian Agenda (Ms.)
  • Stop Killer Robots Hungary (Mr.)
  • ICRC (Mr.)
  • Protection (Mr.)
  • SEHLAC Network (Ms.)

Formulating a working characterization

  • Chair (Mr.)
  • Germany (Ms.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • Sweden (Mr.)
  • Turkiye (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Argentina (Mr.)
  • Costa Rica (Mx.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • France (Ms.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Peru (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • Australia (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Guatemala (Ms.)
  • China (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Ms.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Mr.)
  • Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Panama (Ms.)
  • India (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Venezuela (Mr.)
  • Norway (Mr.)
  • The Civilian Agenda (Mr.)
  • ICRC (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)

27 August 2024

  • Italy (Mr.)
  • Palestine (Ms.)
  • Austria (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Argentina (Mr.)
  • India (Mr.)
  • Article 36 (Ms.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • India (Mr.)
  • Norway (Mr.)
  • Australia (Mr.)
  • Panama (Ms.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Costa Rica (Mx.)
  • Peru (Mr.)
  • Sweden (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • Finland (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Italy (Mr.) 
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • France (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • El Salvador (Mr.)
  • China (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Ms.)
  • Kazakhstan (Mr.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
  • ICRC (Ms.)  

28 August 2024

Preliminary considerations and IHL Application

  • Chair (Mr.)
  • Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Argentina (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • France (Ms.)
  • Peru (Mr.)
  • Cuba (Mr.)
  • ROK (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Guatemala (Ms.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • Panama (Ms.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • Costa Rica (Mx.)
  • Mexico (Ms.)
  • Philippines (Ms.)
  • United States (Ms.)
  • Sweden (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • El Salvador (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Norway (Mr.)
  • Venezuela (Mr.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • France (Ms.)
  • India (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • UK (Ms.)
  • Sierra Leone (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • US (Ms.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Australia (Mr.)
  • Bulgaria (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Algeria (Mr.)
  • ICRC (Mr.)
  • Amnesty International (Ms.)

Formulating a working characterization

  • Germany on behalf of a group pf states (Ms.)
  • Sweden (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.) 
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Panama (Ms.)
  • United Kingdom (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • Costa Rica (Mx.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • India (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • Spain (Ms.)
  • Philippines (Ms.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Peru (Mr.)
  • France (Ms.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • ICRC (Ms.)
  • The Future of Life Institute (Ms.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Israel (Mr.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)

29 August 2024

Prohibitions and restrictions

  • Chair (Mr.)
  • Finland (Ms.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Encode Justice (Ms.)
  • ICRC (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • El Salvador (Mr.)
  • Peru (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Costa Rica (Mx.)
  • Argentina (Mr.)
  • Chile (Ms.)
  • Sweden (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Mr.)
  • India (Mr.)
  • Philippines (Ms.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • US (Mr.)
  • UK (Ms.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • France (Ms.)
  • Sweden (Mr.)
  • Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • ICRC (Ms.)
  • Article 36 (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Encode Justice (Ms.)
  • Philippines (Ms.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)

30 August 2024

Other measures to ensure compliance with IHL

  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Encode Justice (Ms.)
  • ICRC (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Panama (Ms.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • China (Ms.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Costa Rica (Mx.)
  • Germany (Ms.)
  • India (Ms.)
  • Argentina (Mr.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • University of Cambridge (Ms.)
  • UK (Mr.)
  • US (Mr.)
  • Encoded Justice (Ms.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Australia (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)

Accountability

  • Chair (Mr.)
  • US (Ms.)
  • Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Turkiye (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • France (Ms.)
  • China (Ms.)
  • UK (Ms.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • EU (Ms.)
  • ICRC (Ms.)
  • Stop Killer Robots (Ms.)
  • SPADO (Mr.)
  • PROTECTION (MR.)
  • Austria (Mr.)

Formulating a working characterization

  • Chair (Mr.)
  • Kazakhstan (Mr.)
  • Chair (Mr.)
  • Türkiye (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • Chair (Mr.)
  • Chile (Ms.)
  • Panama (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Ms.)
  • Estonia (Ms.)
  • Israel (Mr.)
  • Costa Rica (Mx.)
  • Uruguay (Ms.)
  • ICRC (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • Venezuela (Mr.)
  • China (Ms.)
  • United States (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Mr.)
  • Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • India (Mr.)

Other matters

Closing of the meeting

  • Chair (Mr.)