International Committee of the Red Cross https://www.icrc.org/en en Advocacy paper: A key opportunity to prevent the development of unacceptable autonomous weapons https://www.icrc.org/en/article/advocacy-paper-key-opportunity-prevent-development-unacceptable-autonomous-weapons Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:11:08 +0200 https://www.icrc.org/en/article/advocacy-paper-key-opportunity-prevent-development-unacceptable-autonomous-weapons Frequently asked questions: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the military domain https://www.icrc.org/en/article/faq-artificial-intelligence-in-military-domain Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:55:34 +0200 https://www.icrc.org/en/article/faq-artificial-intelligence-in-military-domain Frequently Asked Questions: International humanitarian law and the use of drones in armed conflict https://www.icrc.org/en/article/faq-international-humanitarian-law-drones-armed-conflict Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:18:42 +0100 https://www.icrc.org/en/article/faq-international-humanitarian-law-drones-armed-conflict Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Humanitarian Law: Selected Issues https://www.icrc.org/en/article/autonomous-weapon-systems-and-international-humanitarian-law-selected-issues Position paper by the International Committee of the Red Cross Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0100 https://www.icrc.org/en/article/autonomous-weapon-systems-and-international-humanitarian-law-selected-issues Preserving human control over the use of force: A call to regulate lethal autonomous weapon systems under international law https://www.icrc.org/en/statement/preserving-human-control-over-use-force-call-regulate-lethal-autonomous-weapon-systems The following statement was delivered by ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric to the United Nations informal consultations on lethal autonomous weapons systems on 12 May 2025. Mon, 12 May 2025 17:13:21 +0200 https://www.icrc.org/en/statement/preserving-human-control-over-use-force-call-regulate-lethal-autonomous-weapon-systems ICRC president: "We must adopt a human-centred approach to the development and use of new technologies." https://www.icrc.org/en/document/adopt-human-centered-approach-new-technologies Sat, 01 Jun 2024 11:15:00 +0200 https://www.icrc.org/en/document/adopt-human-centered-approach-new-technologies Autonomous weapons: ICRC submits recommendations to UN Secretary-General https://www.icrc.org/en/document/autonomous-weapons-icrc-submits-recommendations-un-secretary-general Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:30:00 +0100 https://www.icrc.org/en/document/autonomous-weapons-icrc-submits-recommendations-un-secretary-general ICRC: "Future generations must be protected from the serious risks posed by autonomous weapons" https://www.icrc.org/en/document/icrc-future-generations-must-be-protected-serious-risks-posed-autonomous-weapons Wed, 06 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0100 https://www.icrc.org/en/document/icrc-future-generations-must-be-protected-serious-risks-posed-autonomous-weapons Preserving humanity in times of conflict demands strict abidance by constraints on conventional weapons https://www.icrc.org/en/document/preserving-humanity-demands-strict-abidance-constraints-conventional-weapons Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:45:00 +0100 https://www.icrc.org/en/document/preserving-humanity-demands-strict-abidance-constraints-conventional-weapons Joint call by the United Nations Secretary-General and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross for States to establish new prohibitions and restrictions on Autonomous Weapon Systems https://www.icrc.org/en/document/joint-call-un-and-icrc-establish-prohibitions-and-restrictions-autonomous-weapons-systems Thu, 05 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0200 https://www.icrc.org/en/document/joint-call-un-and-icrc-establish-prohibitions-and-restrictions-autonomous-weapons-systems