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Philippines: Fulfilling our humanitarian mission in 2023

… AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICTS Regularly engaged weapons bearers in bilateral and confidential … Commission on Muslim Filipinos, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), …

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International Humanitarian Law Bibliography

… * Autonomous systems, private actors, outer … Autonomous systems, private actors, outer … de droit international, 68, 2022, p. 227-252 Autonomous AI systems in conflict : emergent … political declaration on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas: a tool for …

Law and policy topic

Evaluation of Innovation at the ICRC 2018-2023

… Complex Networks to Identify Missing Persons, Autonomous RFL Services in Deportation, and … that provided efficiencies (e.g. the Autonomous Restoring Family Links (RFL) … GIS Data Scientist Erik Tollesfen, Head of Weapons Contamination Unit Robert Mardini, …

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ICRC Strategy 2024-2027: A compass for action for the next four years

… artificial intelligence, cyber warfare, autonomous weapons and the digitalization of conflict all …

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Syria, Aleppo, Jdaideh district. A displaced mother tends to her child and bakes bread in her street alley- merely a block away from the frontline.

ICRC launches 2024-2027 institutional strategy

… the applicability of IHL to domains such as autonomous weapons, cyber warfare and the use of …

News release

Topics, debates and disarmament

… and the environment, and regulations on weapons use, including bans on biological, … impact. Highlights ICRC position on autonomous weapon systems/en/document/icrc-position-autonomous-weapon-systems Call to governments: …

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Kuala Lumpur. 25th Asia-Pacific Roundtable with Alain Aeschlimann, Head of Operations for East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific.

Preserving humanity in times of conflict demands strict abidance by constraints on conventional weapons

… on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively … legal and ethical concerns raised by autonomous weapon systems . In a joint appeal … to set clear prohibitions and restrictions on autonomous weapon systems and to conclude …

Statement

Seoul: State Representatives Discuss Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities to International Humanitarian Law

… of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous weapon systems (AWS), which raises various …

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Nairobi: Senior military officers from over 60 countries meet to discuss laws of war

… to establish internationally agreed limits on autonomous weapon systems to ensure civilian protection, … Warring parties must avoid the use of autonomous weapon systems like explosive …

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The critical importance of neutrality: A humanitarian perspective into a multipolar world

… taking sides allows us to negotiate with all weapon bearers – from national armed forces to … to new means and methods of warfare as well. Autonomous weapon systems , powered by … international rules to regulate the use of autonomous weapons, including specific …

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