Submission to the United Nations Secretary-General on Autonomous Weapons Systems

Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to submit its views and recommendations for consideration by the United Nations secretary-general in response to Resolution 78/241 on "Lethal autonomous weapons systems" adopted by the UN General Assembly on 22 December 2023. This historic resolution asks the UN secretary-general to seek the views of countries and other stakeholders on "ways to address the challenges and c