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Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

A/RES/80/57View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 99kk Lethal autonomous weapons systems, published in 2025.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2023–2025
YearSymbolTitleWord lengthText similarity
2025
A/RES/80/57

Lethal autonomous weapons systems

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2024
A/RES/79/62

Lethal autonomous weapons systems

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2023
A/RES/78/241

Lethal autonomous weapons systems

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity
Entity(Sub-)ProgrammeTitleTotal mandates citedExpenditure
Subprogramme 1Multilateral negotiations and deliberations on disarmament and arms limitation9—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2024
YearSymbolTitleMandate resolution
2024A/79/88Lethal autonomous weapons systems report of the Secretary-GeneralA/RES/78/241

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject
Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Underlines that a comprehensive and inclusive multilateral approach is required to address the full range of challenges and concerns posed by autonomous weapons systems, including consideration of legal, technological, ethical, humanitarian and security perspectives, in order to safeguard international peace and security, and encourages States to conduct further exchanges to that effect;
2
Stresses the urgent need to address the challenges and concerns posed by autonomous weapons systems in the context of the objectives and purpose of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, and to further advance the universalization of the Convention;
3
Calls upon the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects to work towards completing the set of elements for an instrument being developed within the mandate of the Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, with a view to future negotiations;
4
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session the item entitled “Lethal autonomous weapons systems”.

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No headings found in this document.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity
Entity(Sub-)ProgrammeTitleTotal mandates citedExpenditure
Subprogramme 1Multilateral negotiations and deliberations on disarmament and arms limitation9

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.