ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: "I truly believe in the preventive character of international humanitarian law"
… of warfare, such as cyber operations and autonomous weapons, is growing by the day. Authoritarian …
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ICRC president statement to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, Costa Rica
… on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, San José, Costa Rica, 23–24 February … of armed conflict. The unconstrained use of autonomous weapons risks the loss of control …
The ICRC appeals for 2.8 billion Swiss Francs for its operations in 2023
… is rapidly developing, with cyber operations, autonomous weapons, and the use of outer space raising … crisis, including surgical teams, experts in weapon contamination and other specialists. …
“Lest the ghosts of Guernica keep haunting us…”
… achieving the worldwide abolition of nuclear weapons suddenly seems to have become a race … , artificial intelligence, and increasingly autonomous weapons systems ? How are we to mitigate the …
“It’s time to elevate the laws of war to a political priority”
… declaration to limit the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. Over this short … almost as if they were inevitable. Nuclear weapons continue to threaten all of us. And … is rapidly developing, with cyberoperations, autonomous weapons, and the use of outer space …
In these times of heightened international tension, shared humanitarian values must be the common ground for states to move forward
… to highlight the humanitarian consequences of weapons. Mitigating and preventing the adverse … impact of the unconstrained development of autonomous weapon systems is of particular concern. Autonomous weapon systems , as the ICRC …
Autonomous weapons: The ICRC calls on states to take steps towards treaty negotiations
… the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems of the Convention on Certain … by the unfettered development and use of autonomous weapons, more and more states …
Annual Report 2021
… – notably, people affected by the presence of weapon bearers in northern Côte d’Ivoire; … country. The armed conflict between the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and the … legally binding rules regulating the use of autonomous weapons, with a view to …
What you need to know about autonomous weapons
… Autonomous weapons are not a work of science fiction from … the ICRC, Neil Davison, explains. What is an autonomous weapon? Autonomous weapon systems, as the ICRC …
Twelve issues: What States can do to improve respect for IHL in 2022
… to develop apace, with cyber operations, autonomous weapons and the use of outer space raising … support; by adopting legally binding rules on autonomous weapons; by ratifying the Treaty on …
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