The United Nations, through its Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), promotes international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. UNOOSA works to establish legal and regulatory frameworks for space activities and helps developing countries use space science and technology for sustainable development. The office also serves as the secretariat for the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and maintains a register of objects launched into outer space. Associated keywords include: international cooperation, space law, sustainable development, COPUOS, and UNOOSA.
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The United Nations proclaimed July 20 as International Moon Day in 2021 through resolution 76/76 on international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.
Italy held the presidency of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space during Teodoro Valente’s tenure.
The United Nations’ World Urbanization Prospects 2025 uses data from the Global Human Settlement Layer developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre within Copernicus Emergency Management Service.
UNOOSA's Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space published space debris mitigation guidelines in 2010.
The UN COPUOS space debris mitigation guidelines are voluntary.
The Space Emergency Coordination Act of 2026 aims to institutionalize its framework as a standardized global protocol under the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
The United Nations Rescue Agreement creates a duty to render assistance to astronauts in distress, but that obligation is conditional and non-enforceable.
Aarti Holla-Maini was a named participant at ISC 2026 and served as director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.
A LandSpace official said at a United Nations event in February that Zhuque-3’s second launch was expected between April and June.
A LandSpace official said at a United Nations event in February that Zhuque-3's second launch was expected between April and June.
COPUOS was established in 1959 and is supported by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.
Aarti Holla-Maini is the director of UNOOSA.
The Regional Technical Advisory Mission on Space Law is part of UNOOSA's Global Space Law Project.
UNOOSA has identified Africa as a priority region for technical assistance on legal framework development.
Estimates cited by UNOOSA and ASI put the global space economy at about $1.8 trillion by 2035.
UNOOSA says that countries it has worked with have ratified treaties, established space agencies, and registered their satellites.
UNOOSA and ASI have expanded their cooperation in the exploration and peaceful use of outer space.
UNOOSA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) have formed a new partnership to strengthen legal and regulatory expertise in Africa through a regional technical advisory mission.
UNOOSA receives increasing requests for assistance on space governance.
Tianwen-2 was healthy in deep space at a United Nations presentation in February and at a press conference in April.