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San Marino

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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.

San Marino among the states with a position so far

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Wants a treaty with bans

LBI-BAN

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Wants a treaty, terms open

LBI-OPEN

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Wants new rules, not a treaty

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Keep it in Geneva

CCW-ONLY

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No new rules

OPPOSE

Wants a treaty with bans (LBI-BAN), since 2024-10-16, stated directly (EXPLICIT)

At the UN First Committee in October 2024, San Marino backed the Secretary-General's call to negotiate a legally binding instrument by 2026, and said autonomous weapons that break international law or are ethically unacceptable should be banned while the rest are regulated. It repeated the call for a two-tier binding instrument in 2025. On this site's scale that is a treaty with bans.

San Marino supports negotiating a new legally binding instrument by 2026.

San Marino supports the Secretary-General's call for the negotiation of a new legally binding instrument on autonomous weapon systems by 2026.

UNGA First Committee, 79th session, General Debate: Statement by San Marino, 2024-10-16 source

San Marino says some autonomous weapons should be prohibited and the rest regulated.

autonomous weapons systems that cannot be used in accordance with international law or that are ethically unacceptable should be prohibited

UNGA First Committee, 79th session, General Debate: Statement by San Marino, 2024-10-16 source

In 2025 San Marino backs negotiating a binding two-tier instrument.

support the starting of negotiations for a legally binding instrument, which should be based on the two-tier approach, to set clear prohibitions and restrictions

UNGA First Committee, 80th session, General Debate: Statement by San Marino, 2025-10-15 source

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How did it vote?

Yes on all three UN votes on autonomous weapons.

Resolution A/RES/78/241

2023-12-22 · A/RES/78/241 ↗

152in favor of 193

Resolution A/RES/79/62

2024-12-02 · A/RES/79/62 ↗

166in favor of 193

Resolution A/RES/80/57

2025-12-01 · A/RES/80/57 ↗

164in favor of 193

In favor Against Abstained Non-voting San Marino

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What has it signed?

Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.

Responsible-use trackEndorsed 1

Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and AutonomyEndorsed · 2023-02-16

REAIM Call to ActionNot on the list

REAIM Blueprint for ActionNamed list not located

REAIM 2026 Pathways to ActionNot on the list

Treaty / governance trackMember 2

Co-sponsors of A/C.1/78/L.56 as tabled (became resolution 78/241)Member · 2023-10-12

Co-sponsors of A/C.1/80/L.41 as tabled (became resolution 80/57)Member · 2025-10-14

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When has it spoken?

Every time it went on the record, dated.

8acts on record

Submissions & papersFramework pledgesJoint statementsRecorded votesRecord to date

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Submission Framework pledge Joint statement Recorded vote

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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.

UNGA First Committee, 79th session, General Debate: Statement by

2024-10-16

UNGA First Committee, 80th session, General Debate: Statement by

2025-10-15

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