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UN General Assembly adopts resolution 78/241 on lethal autonomous weapons

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Source: United Nations Digital LibraryAlso reported by Human Rights Watch

The UN General Assembly adopted resolution 78/241 on lethal autonomous weapons systems on 22 December 2023 by 152 votes to 4, with 11 abstentions; Belarus, India, Mali and Russia voted against. Led by Austria with 42 co-sponsors, it asks the Secretary-General to collect states’ views on the humanitarian, legal, security, technological and ethical challenges of these weapons and report by September 2024. The First Committee had approved it on 1 November by 164 to 5.

Why it matters

Autonomous weapons moved into the General Assembly, where every UN member votes, alongside the Geneva CCW talks; the Assembly returned to the subject with a further resolution in December 2024.

When
22 Dec 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0125
Where
International, Austria
Who
United Nations General Assembly, Government of Austria; António Guterres

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from United Nations Digital Library and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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Source copy: download the page text as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2023-0125: “UN General Assembly adopts resolution 78/241 on lethal autonomous weapons.” wheresthe.ai, 22 Dec 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/intl-unga-laws-resolution-78-241-2023-12/ (source: United Nations Digital Library).

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