Red Cross warns of record number of armed conflicts
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, warns of the proliferation of armed conflicts and the weakening of rules protecting civilians. She highlights risks linked to drones and artificial intelligence in contemporary wars, according to an interview with France 24.
Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, believes that the proliferation of armed conflicts is gradually weakening the rules intended to protect civilians. In an interview with France 24, she cites Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and Yemen in particular, where civilian infrastructure is attacked and populations displaced.
Spoljaric also warns against the growing use of drones and artificial intelligence in military operations. According to her, these technologies have not provided the civilian protection promised by their proponents and raise new legal and ethical questions when autonomous weapons could select people as targets.
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross finally believes that the decline of diplomacy is accompanying the spread of conflicts beyond borders. She calls on governments and citizens to defend the rules of war and warns that conflicts can now reach populations much more quickly than before.
