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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Walther Pelzer called for a combination of bilateral and multilateral agreements to accelerate the path to a framework at the United Nations-level for sustainable solutions in space.
The Viasat partnership with Aeromexico, Azul, Delta Air Lines, Icelandair, and Neos to support UN Women took place in March 2022 in the context of International Women’s Day commemoration.
Manuel Ntumba is the Regional Partnership Manager at the United Nations Space Generation Advisory Council in Austria.
The joint communication seeks to develop multinational agreements on STM primarily through engagement with the United Nations to identify or create specific bodies for STM.
Fugro’s partnership agreement with IOC-UNESCO includes significant in-kind support from Fugro via loan of experts to the IOC-Secretariat in Paris to establish and administer two ocean science working groups.
The Malaysian government told the United Nations in October 2020 that it hopes the country’s space sector will contribute 0.3 percent of GDP by 2030.
The Malaysian government told the United Nations in October 2020 that it hopes the country’s space sector will employ 500 knowledge workers by 2030.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo hosted more than 92,000 refugees in its northern region after post-election conflict in the Central African Republic, creating humanitarian demand for UNHCR operations.
UltiSat partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) beginning in June 2021 to provide satellite communications services supporting the emergency operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The SSC's best practices incorporate existing guidance and standards published by the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC), the U.N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Germany supported the United Nations resolution on long-term responsible behaviour in outer space that was adopted in December 2020.
WGIC is committed to collaborating with the climate community and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to more fully utilize geospatial data and insights.
SDGSAT-1 is the world’s first space science satellite dedicated to serving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
In January 2021 the UK Space Agency and UNOOSA signed an initial agreement to support international efforts to promote space sustainability through events and engagement activities.
The UK Space Agency is collaborating with the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs to support the next stage of international efforts to promote space sustainability.
Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics estimates there are 14 defunct spacecraft in LEO that were either licensed by the U.K., owned by British entities, or registered by the U.K. with the United Nations.
Viasat's ESG report is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, and the Global Reporting Initiative.
The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 aims to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health and create improved conditions for sustainable ocean development worldwide.
The partnership agreement requires Fugro to provide experts to the IOC-UNESCO Secretariat in Paris, France to help establish and administer two ocean science data working groups.
The partnership between Fugro and IOC-UNESCO will directly support the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030.