They should also express commitment to work in coordination with like - minded states, UN agencies, international organizations, civil society, and other stakeholders to conclude a legally binding instrument prohibiting the development, production, and use of
lethal autonomous weapons systems by the end of 2019.
Rep. McGovern concluded the event by noting that «it's not far - fetched to think
about lethal autonomous weapons systems now» in order to consider consequences of this technology and what can be done.
At the first Convention on Conventional Weapons meeting of experts on
lethal autonomous weapons systems held at the UN in Geneva on 13 - 16 May 2014, a number of countries noted the relevance of international human rights law in their statements, including Croatia, Egypt, the Holy See, Mexico, Sierra Leone, and South Africa.
Jun. 1: Campaign representatives joined diplomats for an informal meeting to discuss ethical concerns
over lethal autonomous weapons systems convened at the UN by the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the UN in Geneva in conjunction with the Caritas in Veritate Foundation.
According to its count, Bolivia, Ghana, State of Palestine, and Zimbabwe called for a preemptive ban on
lethal autonomous weapons systems during 2015, adding to the ban calls by Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Holy See, and Pakistan since 2013.
Following the launch of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and a debate in the Human Rights Council, countries agreed in November 2013 to begin discussing what they
called lethal autonomous weapons systems at the Convention on Conventional Weapons at the United Nations in Geneva.
At the end of August, Russia said it is uncertain about whether states should move to the next level of deliberations on
lethal autonomous weapons systems when the CCW holds its 5th Review Conference in Geneva on December 12 - 16.
... New Zealand will develop a position on [
lethal autonomous weapons systems] in concert with other governments when the international community is clearer about their potential impact and when there is a clearer understanding about how a line could be drawn between automated and autonomous weapons.»
[3] The US affirmed in November 2015 that «there is broad agreement that
lethal autonomous weapon systems do not exist» and do not refer to «remotely piloted drones, nor precision - guided munitions or defensive systems.»
The technical deliberations then turns on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning to focus on «characteristics» or «elements» that can help to establish a common understanding of the defining aspects of concern
for lethal autonomous weapons systems.
The first meeting of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts on
lethal autonomous weapons systems opens at the United Nations (UN) Palais des Nations in Geneva on Monday, 13 November.
Zimbabwe said that it was joining like - minded delegations to support the call to preemptively ban
lethal autonomous weapon systems because it saw «merit and wisdom in doing what is right and necessary to safeguard this and future generations» from the weapons.
The campaign wrote to the new UN Secretary - General António Guterres, who began his term on 1 January 2017, urging him to take a strong and unequivocal stance
against lethal autonomous weapons systems by endorsing the call for a ban.
In this regard, we share specific humanitarian, moral and legal concerns related to ongoing developments on a set of the so - called «new era warfare tools», including proliferation of amed drones,
lethal autonomous weapons system eventual development, cyberspace aggressive use and, finally, risks of militarization of the outer space.
Russia's reluctant position on supporting more formal efforts to address concerns over
lethal autonomous weapons systems came under scrutiny at a conference in Moscow at the end of September.
On Friday, 12 December, states attending the United Nations meeting in Geneva will decide on future work to address concerns over fully autonomous weapons systems, known
as lethal autonomous weapons systems.
Ambassador Jean - Hugues Simon - Michel of France chaired the first CCW meeting on
lethal autonomous weapons systems in May 2014 and has been replaced by Ambassador Guitton, who is a friend of the chair of the third CCW meeting.
This 8,000 - word long - read profiles the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and includes the author's observations of the third CCW meeting on
lethal autonomous weapons systems held in April 2016.