{"id":55065,"date":"2021-12-22T12:58:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T10:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=55065"},"modified":"2025-09-03T23:32:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T20:32:26","slug":"un-stalls-negotiations-on-autonomous-weapons-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/un-stalls-negotiations-on-autonomous-weapons-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"UN stalls negotiations on autonomous weapons regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"

UN member states failed to agree on regulating ‘killer robots’ at the Review Conference of the Convention on ‘inhumane’ weapons. Instead, they agreed to continue discussions, Reuters<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and several non-governmental organisations pressed for the rules to be adopted. They argue that autonomous weapons heighten risks to civilians, raise accountability problems, and increase the chances of escalation.<\/p>\n

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“This is a real missed opportunity and, in our view, not what is needed to address the risks associated with autonomous weapons,” said Neil Davison, political adviser in the ICRC’s Legal Department.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Many countries also expressed disappointment with the outcome.<\/p>\n

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“The pace of technological development risks outpacing our discussions,” said Felix Baumann, Switzerland’s ambassador for disarmament.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sources at the talks said that Russia, India and the United States were among the countries expressing doubts about the need for a new treaty.<\/p>\n

Claire Conboy of the Stop Killer Robots campaign group said the outcome delighted a minority of militarised states investing in the development of this weapon.<\/p>\n

She expects regulation advocates, such as New Zealand or Austria, to begin negotiations outside the UN.<\/p>\n

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Earlier, the UN secretary-general called for action against ‘killer robots’<\/a>.<\/p>\n

China supported the head of the organisation and was among the first to speak out against the use of AI in military purposes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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