Overview

These informal consultations are being convened pursuant to resolution 79/62 “Lethal autonomous weapons systems” adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 2024.

By operative paragraphs 7 and 9 of the resolution, the General Assembly:

“Decides to convene open informal consultations in 2025 to consider the report of the Secretary-General in full complementarity with and in a manner that supports the fulfilment of the mandate of the Group of Governmental Experts in order to further the international community’s understanding of the issues involved by discussing the full range of views received, including proposals and relevant aspects raised in the report that may thus far not have been discussed in detail in the Group of Governmental Experts;  

“Decides that the open informal consultations should be convened in New York for a duration of two days in 2025 and that these consultations shall be open to the full participation of all Member States and observer States and international and regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and civil society, including the scientific community and industry”