Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See's Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, urged the organization to issue a moratorium on autonomous lethal weapons.
A delegation representing the Holy See urged the United Nations this week to put a moratorium on autonomous weapons designed to kill without human decision-making. Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See's Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, gave the warning Monday during an expert session on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems .
The development of ever more sophisticated weapons is certainly not the solution,' Balestrero concluded. 'The undoubted benefits that humanity will be able to draw from the current technological progress will depend on the degree to which such progress is accompanied by an adequate development of responsibility and values that place technological advancements at the service of integral human development and of the common good.
The Holy See is a sovereign legal entity under international law representing the papacy and its jurisdiction over the entire Catholic Church. It is distinct from both the sovereign nation of Vatican City and the Catholic Church as a supranational institution. It also transcends the individual holding the title of 'pope' at any given time. The Holy See has maintained non-voting observer state status in the United Nations since 1964.
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