The full General Assembly needed to confirm the First Committee’s decision to adopt the autonomous weapons resolution from last month’s meeting[1]. Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo, Eswatini, and Grenada all recorded ‘Yes’ votes, which brought the final number up to 166![2] This is up from the 152 last year[3].
Read more about each state’s position on this issue here and read more about the issue in general here.
166 States Vote to Adopt Lethal Autonomous Weapons Resolution at the UNGA
Quick update:
The full General Assembly needed to confirm the First Committee’s decision to adopt the autonomous weapons resolution from last month’s meeting[1]. Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo, Eswatini, and Grenada all recorded ‘Yes’ votes, which brought the final number up to 166![2] This is up from the 152 last year[3].
Read more about each state’s position on this issue here and read more about the issue in general here.
https://reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Disarmament-fora/1com/1com24/resolutions/L77.pdf
https://reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Disarmament-fora/1com/1com24/votes-ga/408DRXLIII_.pdf
https://reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Disarmament-fora/1com/1com23/votes/L56-GA.pdf