Statements to the 2025 Informal Consultations on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

High-level opening 
Briefing by the Chair of the Group of Governmental Experts
Introduction to the report of the UN Secretary-General
Legal considerations
Humanitarian considerations
Security considerations
Technological considerations
Ethical considerations
Regional and global conferences and other initiatives related to LAWS
Closing

High-level opening

Monday, 12 May 2025

• Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Adedeji Ebo (Mr.)
• UN Secretary-General, António Guterres (Mr.)
• President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric Egger (Ms.)
• Chair of the First Committee, Ambassador Maritza Chan of Costa Rica (Ms.)
• Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone, Musa Timothy Kabba (Mr.)

Briefing by the Chair of the Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

Monday, 12 May 2025

• Chair of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), Ambassador Robert in den Bosch of the Netherlands (Mr.)
• Group of states, delivered by Australia (Mr.)
• European Union (Mr.) 
• Colombia (Mr.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Pakistan (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• Germany (Ms.)
• United States (Ms.)
• Republic of Korea (Mr.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)
• Belgium (Ms.)
• India (Ms.)
• Indonesia (Mr.)
• Norway (Mr.)
• Aotearoa New Zealand (Mr.)
• Russia (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Israel (Ms.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Sweden (Mr.)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Article 36 (Ms.)
• Amnesty International (Ms.)
• Protection Against Armaments (Mr.)
• Chair of the GGE on LAWS (Mr.)

Introduction to the report of the Secretary-General (A/79/88)

Monday, 12 May 2025

• UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, René Holbach (Mr.)
• Stop Killer Robots, Nicole van Rooijen (Ms.)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Center for AI and Digital Policy (Ms.)
• International Humanitarian Law and Youth Initiative (Mr.)
• Red de Seguridad Humana para América Latina y el Caribe (SEHLAC) (Ms.)

Legal considerations

Monday, 12 May 2025

• Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Alex Moorehead (Mr.)
• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Laura Bruun (Ms.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• Costa Rica (Ms.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Russia (Ms.)
• International Humanitarian Law and Youth Initiative (Mr.)
• Amnesty International (Mr.)
• Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
• Protection Against Armaments (Mr.)

Humanitarian considerations

Monday, 12 May 2025

• Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Nathalie Weizmann (Ms.)
• International Committee of the Red Cross, Brady Mabe (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Costa Rica (Mr.)
• Kiribati (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• South Africa (Ms.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Holy See (Mr.)
• Stop Killer Robots (Ms.)
• International Humanitarian Law and Youth Initiative (Mr.)
• Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
• Interagency Institute (Mr.)

Security considerations

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

• Ioana Puscas, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (Ms.)
• Delphine Schantz, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Ms.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Malawi (Mr.)
• Costa Rica (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Kiribati (Mr.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• Brazil (Mr.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Egypt (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• Norway (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Pace University (Mr.)
• International Humanitarian Law and Youth Initiative (Mr.)
• Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (Mr.)
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) (Ms.)
• Red de Seguridad Humana para América Latina y el Caribe (SEHLAC) (Mr.)

Technological considerations

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

• Nayat Sánchez Pi, Instituto francés de investigación en ciencias y tecnologías digitales, Chile (Ms.)
• Shimona Mohan, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (Ms.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• Nigeria (Mr.)
• Algeria (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• TEDIC (Ms.)
• InterAgency Institute (Mr.)
• Article 36 (Ms.)
• Privacy International (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• International Committee for Robot Arms Control (ICRAC) (Mr.)
• Netherlands (Mr.)
• Amnesty International (Mr.)

Ethical considerations

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

• Thompson Chengeta, Liverpool John Moores University (Mr.)
• Yi Zeng, Chinese Academy of Science (Mr.)
• San Marino (Ms.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Costa Rica (Mr.)
• Austria (Mr.)
• Ireland (Ms.)
• El Salvador (Ms.)
• Brazil (Ms.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• Holy See (Mr.)
• International Committee for Robot Arms Control (ICRAC) (Mr.)
• International Humanitarian Law and Youth Initiative (Mr.)
• Forum on Disarmament and Development (Ms.)
• Human Rights Watch (Ms.)
• Stop Killer Robots (Ms.)
• Red de Seguridad Humana para América Latina y el Caribe (SEHLAC) (Ms.)
• Interagency Institute (Mr.)

Regional and global conferences and other initiatives related to LAWS

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

• Austria (Mr.)
• Chile (Mr.)
• Costa Rica (Ms.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Sierra Leone (Mr.)
• Zimbabwe (Mr.)
• Kiribati (Mr.)
• Stop Killer Robots (Ms.)
• International Humanitarian Law and Youth Initiative (Mr.)

Closing

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

• Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs (Mr.)