We encourage, as a matter of urgency, the continuation of
ongoing international discussions and initiatives on these subjects, both at political and technical levels.
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Portugal (14 October) In the field of technologically advanced new weapons as armed drones and fully autonomous lethal weapons, Portugal is in favour of enhancing
international discussions on ways to better address its regulation, particularly in light of international, human rights and humanitarian law requirements.
The assertion that Canada should be engaging responsibly
in international discussions about autonomous weapons systems and working with civil society is welcome.
That's unfortunate, but unsurprising given how population is frequently unmentionable in the context of
international discussions of climate change.
A statement from the academy today said, «The White House requested this fast - track review of the state of climate science in preparation
for international discussions on global warming scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.»
One week after our campaign launch, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Professor Christof Heyns issued his report on lethal autonomous robots that cited a wide range of objections to the weapons and called for all nations to adopt national moratoria and
begin international discussions about how to address them.
«They state: «Sufficient evidence has emerged of stratigraphically significant change (both elapsed and imminent) for recognition of the Anthropocene — currently a vivid yet informal metaphor of global environmental change — as a new geological epoch to be considered for formalization
by international discussion.
The conference marked the release — made official the following day at the White House — of 11 GHSA action packages intended to
focus international discussion and efforts in certain areas, such as zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
The United States recently developed a policy for dual - use research in the biological sciences, according to DiEuliis, and the policymaking process
incorporated international discussions organized by the World Health Organization and the Global Health Security Initiative.
The past few days have seen
extensive international discussion of an incident (known online as #shirtstorm or #shirtgate) in which a participant in a European Space Agency media conference wore a shirt with sexualized images of gun - toting women and made an unfortunate remark comparing the featured spacecraft to a woman.
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This policy brief aims to
prompt international discussion amongst policy makers by creating awareness of geoengineering effectiveness, possible benefits, potential undesirable impacts and status of both the science and governance of this rapidly evolving field.
The Senate had referred the Committee to look into carbon risk disclosure in relation to five areas of interest, including emerging disclosure frameworks, Australia's role in on -
going international discussions on carbon risk, and current oversight of carbon risk across the Australian government.
To date,
much international discussion at the interface of science and politics has taken as a rule of thumb that — as a first step — global atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide should not exceed approximately twice the concentrations which existed before the modern industrial era.
Situated strategically at the crossroads between the East and the West, Singapore is definitely an exciting venue to
host international discussions that will provide insights from both global and regional perspectives.
The United Kingdom asked
where international discussions on this topic should be held and how should they start, for example by looking at the definition of a fully autonomous weapons system?
Emerging
through international discussions dating back to 1986, determinants of health have evolved over time to encompass the broader social forces that impact upon health.
Antonio Gasparrini said: «The findings of this study will be crucial for the development of coordinated and evidence - based climate and public health policies, and for informing the
ongoing international discussion on the health impacts of climate change that is vital for the future health of humanity.»
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots welcomes the historic decision taken by nations to
begin international discussions on how to address the multiple challenges posed by fully autonomous weapons.
Stung by a growing global controversy over the potential dangers of experiments involving the H5N1 avian flu virus — and worried about heavy - handed government regulation — the world's leading H5N1 researchers have agreed to a 60 - day moratorium on a controversial category of studies «to allow time
for international discussion.»
The international discussion grows into global momentum and solidarity.
Kim and Witte would agree, from different viewpoints, that
the international discussion needs the resources and insights of religious traditions.