⁦⁦ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric:
We can’t ignore anymore allegations of use of autonomous weapon systems in today’s conflicts.
There can be no respect for #IHL without human control.
Let’s urgently uphold ethical imperatives & avoid moral failure with a binding treaty.

Largest ever meeting on autonomous weapons systems, convened by MFA Austria.
140 states, 900 delegates.
Humanity at the crossroads, let us not miss the right turn.
We cannot delegate decisions of life and death over human beings to algorithms.
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“You know, I hear some times that the law of armed conflict died in the rubble of #Gaza . I say, what's the alternative? Do you have something else? Do you have another reference?'

ICRC Middle East Chief Fabrizio Carboni on #IHL via Mina Aldroubi ⬇️
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Sexual violence and other gendered harm is reduced when a culture of restraint and compliance with the law is promoted across armed forces’ doctrine, education, training and disciplinary systems.

Our statement on #CRSV by Laetitia Courtois ICRC at #UNSC #WPS ▶️ icrc.org/en/unsc-wps-cr…

All sessions will be livestreamed – so join us for an in-depth discussion about human judgment and accountability in autonomous weapons systems on April 29th at 4:15pm CET. The livestream can be found here: aws2024.at Time to act on #AWS ! #AWS 2024Vienna

We are concerned about the recent violence in the West Bank.
Our statement below ⬇️

When heavy explosive weapons hit cities, the visible horrors are just the beginning.

Over and over again, in armed conflicts worldwide, we see ongoing suffering.

Let's call for all States to sign the EWIPA Political Declaration. #EWIPAOslo

🕊️Endorsing the Political Declaration is the first of many steps.

States must now translate political will into action to prevent the harm caused by explosive weapons in populated areas.

Join us in calling for change.

#EWIPA #IHL blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy… Laurent Gisel

Strong call from ICRC for states to endorse the #EWIPA Political Declaration and a reminder that all states must implement IHL in good faith.

The continuous unchanged resort to explosive weapons in populated areas epitomizes our global, collective failure to protect civilians in armed conflicts, putting them at constant risk of indiscriminate warfare.
Military practices need to change. #EWIPA
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