State dossier
Fiji
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What does it want?
Position: wants a treaty with bans (LBI-BAN). Supports a legally binding treaty that prohibits some systems.
Wants a treaty with bans (LBI-BAN), since 2024-05-25, stated directly (EXPLICIT)
In its 2024 reply to the UN Secretary-General, Fiji called for negotiations to start at once on a legally binding instrument. It asked for prohibitions on weapons systems that cannot be used with meaningful human control, and said the existing laws of war are not enough. In 2025 it backed the Secretary-General's call for a legally binding instrument.
Fiji calls for the immediate start of negotiations on a legally binding instrument.
we call for the immediate start of negotiations for a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons.
Lethal autonomous weapons systems: report of the Secretary-General (A/79/88), 2024-05-25 source
The instrument Fiji asks for would prohibit systems that cannot be used with meaningful human control.
(b) Prohibitions on weapons systems that cannot be used with meaningful human control;
Lethal autonomous weapons systems: report of the Secretary-General (A/79/88), 2024-05-25 source
Fiji says existing international humanitarian law is not adequate.
Existing international humanitarian law is inadequate to address the challenges posed by autonomous weapons.
Lethal autonomous weapons systems: report of the Secretary-General (A/79/88), 2024-05-25 source
In the October 2025 general debate Fiji repeats its support for a legally binding instrument.
We support the Secretary-General's call for a legally binding instrument to regulate autonomous weapons.
General Assembly First Committee, 80th session, 7th meeting, automatic speech recognition transcript, 2025-10-15 source
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How did it vote?
did not vote, Abstain, Yes across the three resolutions.
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What has it signed?
Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.
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When has it spoken?
Every time it went on the record, dated.
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What rules has it written at home?
Its own military policy.
Military policy not yet reviewed by this site, as of 2026-11-04.
The record
The documents on file.
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