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Bangladesh

Supports the negotiation of a legally binding instrument.

Bangladesh has participated in some Convention on Certain Conventional Weapon (CCW) meetings on autonomous weapons systems since 2014.

Bangladesh supports the negotiation of a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons. Bangladesh is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which also supports the negotiation of a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems. At the 77th UN General Assembly First Committee meeting in October 2022, Bangladesh stressed ‘the need for new legally binding provisions for addressing the humanitarian and international security challenges posed by emerging technologies in the area of LAWS.'[1]Statement by Bangladesh, 77th UN General Assembly First Committee, 20 October 2022, https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1o8qmabgj; please note that this link leads to the full recording & … Continue reading

The NAM believes that there is an ‘urgent need to pursue a legally binding instrument under the Convention that will contain prohibitions and regulations for addressing the humanitarian and international security challenges posed by emerging technologies in the area of LAWS.’[2]Statement by the Non-Aligned Movement, Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, 13 December 2021, … Continue reading

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↑1Statement by Bangladesh, 77th UN General Assembly First Committee, 20 October 2022, https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1o8qmabgj; please note that this link leads to the full recording & transcript of the relevant meeting.
↑2Statement by the Non-Aligned Movement, Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, 13 December 2021, http://149.202.215.129:8080/s2t/UNOG/RCHCP6-13-12-2021-AM_mp3_en.html; please note that this link leads to the full recording & transcript of the relevant meeting.
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