State dossier
Jamaica
JAM · JAMAICA · on the world map
What does it want?
Position: wants a treaty, terms open (LBI-OPEN). Supports negotiating a treaty but has not said what it should prohibit.
Wants a treaty, terms open (LBI-OPEN), since 2025-10-28, stated directly (EXPLICIT)
In its own October 2025 statement to the UN First Committee, Jamaica said autonomous weapons need regulating and repeated the Caribbean call for legally binding norms. It did not say what those norms should ban, so this site reads it as wanting a treaty with terms open.
Jamaica supports discussions on autonomous weapons and repeats the CARICOM call for legally binding norms.
We support ongoing discussions on LAWS and reiterate the CARICOM call for the development of appropriate legally binding norms.
Statement by Jamaica, thematic debate on other disarmament measures, First Committee, 80th session, 2025-10-28 source
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How did it vote?
Yes on all three UN votes on autonomous weapons.
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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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