Statements from the 2021 CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems

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Thursday, 2 December

Chair of the GGE, Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Chile (Ms.), Brazil (Mr.), Mexico (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
Turkey (Mr.)
Bulgaria (Mr.)
Group of 11, delivered by Sierra Leone (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
France (Ms.)
Austria (Ms.)
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Canada (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
International Committee of the Red Cross (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Japan (Mr.)
Group of 11, delivered by Palestine (Ms.)
Nigeria (Mr.)
Malta (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Costa Rica (Mr.)
Iraq (Mr.)
Portugal (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Norway (Mr.)
Egypt (Mr.)
Spain (Mr.)
New Zealand (Mr.)
Germany (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Algeria (Mr.)
European Union (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Mexico, Chile, Brazil (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, Mexico (Mr.)
Group of 11, delivered by Panama (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Japan (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Portugal (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
Republic of Korea (Ms.)
New Zealand (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Sweden (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)

Friday, 3 December

Ireland (Mr.)
Chile (Ms.) and Mexico (Mr.) on behalf of Chile, Mexico, and Brazil
African Group, delivered by Namibia (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Sweden (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Group of 11, delivered by Palestine (Ms.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Australia (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Group of 11, delivered by Philippines (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
China (Ms.)
Panama (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Portugal (Ms.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Group of 11, delivered by the Philippines (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
Canada (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Brazil (Mr.)
Germany (Mr.)
New Zealand (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Algeria (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Poland (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Group of 11, delivered by Sierra Leone (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Algeria (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Portugal (Ms.)
Palestine (Ms.)
Panama (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Nigeria (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)

Monday, 6 December

Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Greece (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Chile (Ms.)
Uruguay (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
G11, delivered by Nigeria (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Greece (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Israel (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Brazil (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Chile (Ms.)
G11, delivered by Peru (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
South Africa (Mr.)
Algeria (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
New Zealand (Mr.)
Sweden (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
G11, delivered by Argentina (Ms.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Germany (Ms.)
Norway (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, delivered by Brazil (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Greece (Mr.)
Israel (Mr.)
G11, delivered by Costa Rica (Ms.)
World Council of Churches (Ms.)
Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)

Tuesday, 7 December

Russia (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
G11, delivered by Uruguay (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Finland (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, delivered by Chile (Ms.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Republic of Korea (Ms.)
Israel (Ms.)
Canada (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Germany (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
Australia (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
Austria (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Ms.)
Israel (Ms.)
Canada (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Germany (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
Australia (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Panama (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Costa Rica (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Panama (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
Brazil Chile, Mexico, delivered by Brazil (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Chile (Ms.)
Austria (Ms.)
Panama (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
New Zealand (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Germany (Ms.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Canada (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Ms.)
Ecuador (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Group of 11, delivered by Costa Rica (Ms.)
Japan (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Australia (Ms.)
China (Mr.)
New Zealand (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Chile (Ms.)

Wednesday, 8 December

Russia (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Panama (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Germany (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Panama (Ms.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Cuba (Mr.)
New Zealand (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Panama (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Spain (Mr.)
Costa Rica (Ms.)
Japan (Mr.)
New Zealand (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Sweden (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Australia (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, delivered by Chile (Ms.)
Norway (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Panama (Ms.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
South Africa (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Bulgaria (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Ms.)
Spain (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Canada (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Panama (Ms.)
Australia (Ms.)
Spain (Mr.)
Mexico, Brazil, Chile, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Austria (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Panama (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)

On procedural report

United Kingdom (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Brazil, Mexico, Chile, delivered by Brazil (Mr.)

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Friday, 24 September

Chair of the GGE, Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium (Mr.)

Agenda item 5 (a) An exploration of the potential challenges posed by emerging technologies in the area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems to International Humanitarian Law; Agenda item 5 (b) Characterisation of the systems under consideration in order to promote a common understanding on concepts and characteristics relevant to the objectives and purposes of the Convention; and Agenda item 5 (c) Further consideration of the human element in the use of lethal force; aspects of human-machine interaction in the development, deployment and use of emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems

Brazil on behalf of Chile, Mexico and Brazil (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
Japan (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
New Zealand (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Palestine on behalf of the group of ten (Ms.)
Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Sweden (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Austria (Mr.)
Russia (Ms.)
Malta (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
France (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Canada (Mr.)
Algeria (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Costa Rica (Ms.)
Germany (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Chile (Ms.)
Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Uruguay, delivered by Uruguay (Ms.)
France (Ms.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
New Zealand (Mr.)
Austria (Mr.)

Monday, 27 August

Agenda items 5d and 5e

Chair of the GGE, Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium (Mr.)
Portugal (Mr.)
Mines Action Canada (Mr.)
The Alan Turing Institute University of Oxford (Mr.)
The Future of Life Institute (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
iPRAW (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Uruguay, delivered by Argentina (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
Brazil (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)

Agenda item 6: Consideration of the final report *Note that many interventions were informal in nature and at times reacting to suggestions from other delegations

Ecuador, on behalf of Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, and Uruguay
Chile, on behalf on Mexico, Chile, and Brazil (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Venezuela
Cuba
Philippines (Mr.)
Mexico, on behalf of Chile, Brazil, and Mexico
Ireland (Mr.)
Netherlands
Sri Lanka (Ms.)
Republic of Korea
Switzerland
Russia (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Palestine (Mr.)
Portugal (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Algeria
Austria (Ms.)
Argentina
France (Mr.)

Tuesday, 28 September

Bulgaria (Mr.)
Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Venezuela (Ms.)
Canada (Mr.)
Australia (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Pakistan on behalf of the group of ten (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Russia (Ms)
Palestine (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
New Zealand (Ms.)
Ecuador (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Russia (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Algeria (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Ireland (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Algeria (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
New Zealand (Ms.)
Ecuador (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
France (Ms.)
Venezuela (Ms.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Austria (Ms.)
Japan (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Algeria (Mr.)
Peru (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
New Zealand (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Panama (Ms.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Venezuela (Ms.)
Finland (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Alan Turing Institute (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Germany (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
France (Ms.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
New Zealand (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Portugal (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
Austria (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Brazil (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)

Wednesday, 29 September

Bulgaria (Mr.)
Turkey (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Republic of Korea (Ms.)
Algeria (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Turkey (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Finland (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Brazil (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Ms.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Ms.)
Australia (Ms.)
Amnesty International (Ms.)
France (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Portugal (Mr.)
Sri Lanka (Ms.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Panama (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
iPRAW (Ms.)
United Kingdom (Ms.)
Algeria (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Chile (Ms.)
Austria (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Ms.)
Israel (Ms.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Palestine (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
United Kingdom (Ms.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
New Zealand (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Ms.)
Panama (Ms.)
Japan (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Chile (Ms.)
Palestine (Mr.)
Austria (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
ICRC (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
France (Ms.)
Turkey (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
United States (Ms.)
Israel (Ms.)
Austria (Ms.)

Thursday, 30 September

Switzerland (Mr.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Uruguay (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.) on behalf of G19
Panama (Ms.)
Palestine (Ms:)
Ecuador (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Algeria (Mr.)
Peru (Mr.)
Chile (Ms.)
Austria (Ms.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Algeria (Mr.)
New Zealand (Ms.)
Japan (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Russia (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
Brazil, Chile and Mexico, delivered by Mexico (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Bulgaria (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Turkey (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
Russia (Ms.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 10 (Ms.)
New Zealand (Ms.)
Peru (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Israel (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Bulgaria (Mr.)
Canada (Mr.)
United States (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
China (Mr.)
Russia (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
Argentina (Mr.)
Australia (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Philippines, on behalf of the Group of 10 (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Venezuela (Ms.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Amnesty International (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Philippines, on behalf of Group of 10 (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)

Friday, 1 October

Pakistan (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Venezuela (Ms.)
Cuba (Mr.)
France (Mr.) and Germany (Mr.)
Uruguay (Ms.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Costa Rica (Ms.)
France (Mr.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Turkey (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Ms.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Mr.)
Germany (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Cuba (Mr.)
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, delivered by Brazil (Mr.)
Article 36 (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Protection (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
iPRAW (Ms.)
G10, delivered by Ecuador (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Austria (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)

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Tuesday, 3 August

Opening remarks

Chair of the GGE, Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium (Mr.)
Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs (Ms.)

Adoption of the agenda

Chair of the GGE, Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium (Mr.)

Confirmation of the rules of procedure

Chair of the GGE, Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium (Mr.)

Organisation of the work of the Group of Governmental Experts

Chair of the GGE, Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium (Mr.)

Agenda item 5 (a) An exploration of the potential challenges posed by emerging technologies in the area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems to International Humanitarian Law

Chair of the GGE, Ambassador Marc Pecsteen of Belgium (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Germany (Mr.) and France (Mr.)
Holy See (Mr.)
Sweden (Mr.)
United States (Ms.)
Japan (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Sri Lanka (Ms.)
China (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Algeria (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Malta (Mr.)
International Committee of the Red Cross (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Ms.)
Canada (Mr.)
South Africa (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
Australia (Mr.)
Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.), on behalf of Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Uruguay, and Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Palestine
Egypt (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
Iraq (Mr.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Chile (Ms.)
Brazil (Mr.)
Ecuador (Mr.)
Portugal (Ms.)
France (Ms.)
Mexico (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)

Agenda item 5 (b) Characterisation of the systems under consideration in order to promote a common understanding on concepts and characteristics relevant to the objectives and purposes of the Convention

India (Mr.)
Germany (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Chile (Ms.)
Spain (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
Mexico (Mr.)

Wednesday, 4 August

France (Ms.)
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
United States (Mr.)
Turkey (Mr.)
Costa Rica (Ms.) on behalf of the Philippines, Panama, Peru, Sierra Leone, Uruguay, and Costa Rica, as well as El Salvador and Palestine
Russia (Mr.)
Holy See (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Philippines (Ms.)
Ireland (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Australia (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr. and Ms.)
Malta (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Egypt (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
International Committee for Robot Arms Control (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
Bulgaria (Mr.)
Portugal (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)

Agenda item 5 (c) Further consideration of the human element in the use of lethal force; aspects of human-machine interaction in the development, deployment and use of emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems

India (Mr.)
France (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.) on behalf of Austria, Brazil, Chile, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Luxembourg
Austria (Ms.)
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Turkey (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Uruguay (Ms.) on behalf of Costa Rica, Philippines, Panama, Peru, Sierra Leone, Uruguay, El Salvador, Palestine
United Kingdom (Mr.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Malta (Mr.)
Philippines (Ms.)
South Africa (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
United States (Ms.)
Australia (Mr.)

Agenda item 5 (d) Review of the potential military applications of related technologies in the context of the Group’s work

India (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)

Thursday, 5 August

New Zealand (Ms.)
Bulgaria (Mr.)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
Brazil (Mr.)

Agenda item 5 (d) Review of the potential military applications of related technologies in the context of the Group’s work

United States (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Republic of Korea (Ms.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
UNIDIR (Mr.)
Panama (Ms.) on behalf of Costa Rica, Peru, Uruguay, Panama, Sierra Leone, Philippines, as well as Palestine, El Salvador, and Argentina
France (Mr.)
Australia (Mr.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Philippines (Mr.)
ICRC (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.)
Brazil (Mr.)
Chile (Ms.)
International Panel on the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons (Ms.)

Agenda item 5 (e) Possible options for addressing the humanitarian and international security challenges posed by emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems in the context of the objectives and purposes of the Convention without prejudicing policy outcomes and taking into account past, present and future proposals

France (Ms.)
United States (Mr.)
Portugal (Ms.)
Holy See (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
United Kingdom (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
Japan (Mr.)
Switzerland (Mr.)
Netherlands (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Peru (Mr.) on behalf of Costa Rica, Peru, Uruguay, Panama, Sierra Leone, Philippines, Palestine, El Salvador, and Argentina
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
Philippines (Mr.)
South Africa (Mr.)
Sierra Leone (Mr.)
Mexico (Mr.) on behalf of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico
Chile (Ms.) on behalf of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico
Brazil (Mr.) on behalf of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico
International Committee of the Red Cross (Mr.)

Friday, 6 August

New Zealand (Ms.)
SEHLAC (Ms.)
European Union (Ms.)
Bulgaria (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
Austria (Ms.)
Campaign to Stop Killer Robots (Mr.)
India (Mr.)

Agenda item 6 Preparation of the report for consideration at the Sixth Review Conference of the CCW in accordance with the decision of the High Contracting Parties in 2019

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), delivered by Venezuela (Ms.)
Russia (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
France (Mr.)
Palestine (Ms.) on behalf of Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, and Uruguay
Switzerland (Mr.)
Russia (Mr.)
India (Mr.)
Germany (Mr.)
China (Mr.)
United States (Ms.)
Australia (Mr.)
Uruguay (Ms.)
Japan (Mr.)
Pakistan (Mr.)
United Kingdom (Mr. and Ms.)
Austria (Ms.)
Republic of Korea (Mr.)
Ireland (Mr.)
Israel (Ms.)
India (Mr.)
Argentina (Ms.)
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Monday, 9 August

Agenda item 6 Preparation of the report for consideration at the Sixth Review Conference of the CCW in accordance with the decision of the High Contracting Parties in 2019

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Tuesday, 10 August

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Wednesday, 11 August

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Thursday, 12 August

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Friday, 13 August

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Closing remarks

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