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In December 2016, states agreed to formalize their deliberations on lethal autonomous weapons systems at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW).

Heyns will address the third meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems at the Convention on Conventional Weapons, which opens at the UN in Geneva on 11 April.

Sep. 29: Campaign coordinator Mary Wareham speaks on a panel on lethal autonomous weapons systems at a conference on emerging technologies held by the PIR Center and diplomatic academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Nov. 13: Nations agree to hold a third meeting in 2016 to continue deliberations on lethal autonomous weapons systems at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW).

It calls for Australia to announce its support for the call to ban lethal autonomous weapons systems at the upcoming UN Conference on CCW, and to commit to working with other states to conclude a new international agreement that achieves this objective.

To this end, we ask Canada to announce its support for the call to ban lethal autonomous weapons systems at the upcoming United Nations Conference on the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).

The letter goes further asking «Canada to announce its support for the call to ban lethal autonomous weapons systems at the upcoming United Nations Conference on the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).

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Government delegates attending next week's annual meeting of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) at the United Nations in Geneva will decide whether to continue in 2015 with multilateral talks on questions relating to «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

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 AfricAt 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 Africat 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.

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.

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots welcomes the decision taken by nations at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) at the United Nations in Geneva today to continue their deliberations on «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

The second multilateral meeting on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» by members of the 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) will be held at the United Nations (UN) Palais des Nations in Geneva on 13 - 17 April 2015.

For that reason the UK took part in the productive informal meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems in April this year at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW).

The most significant development for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots in 2016 came at the very end of the year when countries agreed to formalize and dedicate more time to their deliberations on lethal autonomous weapons systems.

For the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, the highlight of 2015 was the second meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems held at the United Nations in Geneva in April.

Last December at their Fifth Review Conference CCW states decided to formalize and expand those deliberations by establishing a Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems to meet in August and November 2017, chaired by Ambassador Amandeep Singh Gill of India.

An open letter authored by five Canadian experts in artificial intelligence research urges the Prime Minister to urgently address the challenge of lethal autonomous weapons (often called «killer robots») and to take a leading position against Autonomous Weapon Systems on the international stage at the upcoming UN meetings in Geneva.

We very much appreciated the opportunity at the Expert Meeting in May this year to take a first look at the questions around lethal autonomous weapon systems, LAWS.

The third Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems will be held at the United Nations (UN) Palais des Nations in Geneva on 11 - 15 April 2016.

Pakistan was the first country to call for a ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems and is probably the most active proponent of a preemptive ban concluded at the CCW.

The first - ever multilateral meeting held earlier this year on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» marked a key milestone for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, while the consensus agreement by nations to hold another meeting at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) on 13 - 17 April 2015 confirms the matter is now firmly on the international agenda and -LSB-...]

After deliberating for two years on questions relating to «lethal autonomous weapons systems,» the time has come for states to commit to a more substantive process aimed at achieving an outcome that addresses the multiple concerns raised over the weapons.

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.

A total of 87 countries participated in the four - day informal meeting of experts on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» by the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) at the United Nations (UN) on Geneva, which concluded on the afternoon of Friday, May 16 (71 states parties and signatories to the convention and 12 observer states).

We are also engaging with diplomats from key countries at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) in Geneva, where the first meeting of the newly - created Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems is scheduled to take place on 21 - 25 August 2017.

Canada supported a proposal for nations to begin addressing the matter and officials have confirmed that Canada will participate in the first CCW experts meeting on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» next month at the UN in Geneva.

Earl Howe responded that the government believes that lethal autonomous weapons systems «are not yet in existence and are not likely to be for many years, if at all.»

In January 2017, several members of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots attended a retreat by artificial intelligence leaders at Asilomar in Monterey, California in January 2017, which issued a set of «principles» including a call to retain human control of systems with artificial intelligence and affirms the urgent need to avoiding an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons systems.

The first Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems will be held at the UN in Geneva on 13 - 16 May.

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.

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (10 October)-- «We call on states to pursue a revised mandate at the CCW's annual meeting on 22 — 24 November 2017 that continues the Group of Governmental Experts and requires that it meet for at least four weeks in 2018 to lay the groundwork necessary to negotiate a new CCW protocol on lethal autonomous weapons systems.

A Foreign Affairs Department spokeswoman wrote in an email that, at a December United Nations meeting, Canada supported the creation of a group of international government experts assigned to discuss lethal autonomous weapons systems.

After the matter of «lethal autonomous robots» was first raised at the Human Rights Council in May 2013, nations agreed in November 2013 to a Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) discussion mandate to address questions relating to the emerging technology of «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

There's a need to focus greater attention on the ongoing diplomatic process at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) in Geneva, where some 90 countries are considering what to do about lethal autonomous weapons systems.

Most states are now calling for a legally - binding instrument on fully autonomous weapons, known at the CCW as «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

In 2018, states at the GGE should focus on considering characteristics or elements of a working definition on lethal autonomous weapons systems.

We look forward to substantive discussions on challenges in this context, including lethal autonomous weapons systems, at the upcoming Group of Government Experts in the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.»

Russell first screened the film at a Campaign to Stop Killer Robots briefing for delegates attending the Convention on Conventional Weapons meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems in Geneva last month.

The campaign calls on states to continue the Group of Governmental Experts and require that it meet for at least four weeks in 2018 so that it can «lay the groundwork necessary to negotiate a new CCW protocol on lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

Most of the 118 states that are part of the Convention on Conventional Weapons are expected to participate in the 2015 talks on lethal autonomous weapons systems to be held at the UN in Geneva on 13 - 17 April.

At this week's CCW Fifth Review Conference, China for the first time said it sees a need for a new international instrument on lethal autonomous weapons systems, as it questioned the adequacy of existing international law to deal with the challenges posed.

Japanese robotics experts are scheduled to provide expert presentations at the first Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) experts meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems in Geneva on 13 - 16 May 2014, including Mr. Hajime Wakuda, director for defense industry, aerospace at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Dr. Heigo Sato from Takushoku University.

At the CCW's Fifth Review Conference last December, states established the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on lethal autonomous weapons systems and scheduled for it to meet twice in 2017.

Last year, women accounted for 42 % of expert speakers at the CCW meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems (14 of 34 speakers), while it was 33 % in 2015 (10 of 30 speakers) and zero in 2014 (0 of 18 speakers).

When the first multilateral meeting on the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) convened at the U.N. in Geneva in May, not one woman was called to speak on the expert panels that informed the discussions.

The first meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems will be held at the UN in Geneva on either 24 - 28 April or 21 - 25 August 2017 and chaired by Ambassador Amandeep Singh Gill of India.

New Zealand said it was in «listening mode» at the second meeting on «lethal autonomous weapons systems» convened by the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) at the United Nations.

At the international Convention on Conventional Weapons in Geneva, 123 participating nations voted to initiate official discussions on the danger of lethal autonomous weapons systems.

At «informal consultations» on Monday 11 November, France — as chair of this week's Convention on Conventional Weapons meeting — proposed a mandate to «discuss questions related to emerging technologies» in the area of «lethal autonomous weapons systems.»

Brehm said the campaign welcomes the strong interest by governments in discussing concerns relating to the weapons, as shown by the first meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems chaired by France at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) in May 2014.