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Communities need space to protect themselves and States must be proactive in granting it

… to self-advocate to authorities or weapon bearers in order to ensure their safety … themselves approach authorities in a more autonomous way. Additionally, the ICRC is …

Statement

Global trends of war and their humanitarian impacts

… is the application of technology to weapons. Autonomous weapons, AI and machine learning are … limits. Governments defining the limits for autonomous weapon systems, need to ensure compliance with …

Statement

Beijing Xiangshan Forum: Building Regional Peace through Dialogue and Consultation

… to new means and methods of warfare, such as autonomous weapons systems. The ICRC has …

Statement
ICRC Vice President at the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum

ICRC president: The world cannot afford limitless war

… shift in how wars are fought. Drones, autonomous weapons systems, and cyber-attacks …

Statement
Mirjana Spoljaric ICRC

UN General Assembly 80th Session: Statement at the Third Committee General Debate

… New Technologies: AI, Cyber Operations, and Autonomous Systems Humanity must also guide the … – from artificial intelligence and autonomous weapon systems to cyber operations. One …

Statement
ICRC release operation

Working together to protect health care across Asia-Pacific

… of Health Care,” they agreed that: Weapon bearers must strengthen their respect … in the ministry of health of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). …

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Philippines: Fulfilling our humanitarian mission in 2022

… bilateral and confidential dialogue with weapon bearers; and by enhancing awareness … the call for a legally binding protocol on Autonomous Weapons Systems L. Arada/ICRC A PDL …

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Luxembourg: ICRC Director-General’s visit reflects the long-standing strategic partnership with Luxembourg

… technologies in armed conflict such as autonomous weapon systems.  With the accelerating …

Law and policy topic
A group photo of eight representatives from the ICRC and Luxembourg MFA.

Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Armed Conflict

… new technology, and for that matter, any new weapon, must comply with humanitarian rules or … in war do not specifically regulate AI or autonomous weapons or the digital space.  For … the same:  the rules apply to the use of any weapon or manner of conducting warfare in any …

Law and policy topic
Fiona Antonnette Barnaby, Head of Humanitarian Affairs and Policy Unit, ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia, at the fourth Soochow International Humanitarian Forum, Suzhou, China.

Geneva Conventions: Humanity’s bet against horror in armed conflict

… of armed groups, or the arrival of autonomous weapons and artificial intelligence …

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