Chair of Group of Governmental Experts on autonomous weapons holds informal consultations with observers
On 28 January 2026, the Chair of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS), Ambassador Robert in den Bosch of the Netherlands, held an online informal consultation with observers to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). Observers include states that are not high contracting parties to the CCW, as well as international organisations and civil society groups. The Chair introduced changes his team made to the rolling text of elements for a possible instrument or other measures on LAWS, and highlighted his plans for the 2026 session of the GGE. Observers offered some feedback on the changes and recommendations for further work.