![]() These kinds of operations pose acute risks to humans at all times. While the ICRC cannot confirm any cyber operations with human casualties, we are concerned about the destructive effects of cyber operations, such as the disruption of electricity supplies, water systems or medical services. In the final report of the ‘Open-Ended Working Group on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security’, all States recognized that cyber operations against critical infrastructure risk having ‘potentially devastating humanitarian consequences’. It is today well-known that cyber operations against critical civilian infrastructure have caused significant economic harm, disruption in societies, and tension among States. In light of this reality, the ICRC would like to recall the potential harm to humans that the use of cyber technology can cause, and afterwards present how States can mitigate these adverse humanitarian consequences through action at the international and at the national level. Today, the international community recognizes that ‘a number of States are developing ICT capabilities for military purposes’ and that ‘the use of ICTs in future conflicts between States is becoming more likely’. As societies are digitalizing, so are military capabilities of States and other actors. ![]() Over the past two decades, hostile cyber operations have become an increasingly important concern for the maintenance of international peace and security. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this UN Security Council Open Debate on ‘Maintaining International Peace and Security in Cyberspace’.
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