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 States is working with the United Kingdom, other allies, and the United Nations to develop more comprehensive norms of behavior for space activities.
The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) has 95 member states and five additional membership applications expected to be approved later in 2021 by the UN General Assembly.
U-NEAT+ was created with the help of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Brazil and support from the US-based international non-governmental organization Data Friendly Space.
Walther Pelzer, head of the German space agency DLR, opposes national quick solutions for space traffic management and supports a United Nations-led approach.
The Space Generation Advisory Council is a global nongovernmental network supporting the United Nations Program on Space Applications with a membership of 16,000 people from more than 165 countries.
China Manned Space Agency is working with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs to identify additional scientific projects for its space station.
The 7th round of the KiboCUBE programme invites educational or research institutions from developing economies and economies in transition that are United Nations Member States to submit applications by 31 December 2021.
UNOOSA and JAXA initiated the KiboCUBE Academy during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide theoretical knowledge on developing, operating, and utilizing a CubeSat through a series of webinars.
The Space Generation Advisory Council is a global non-governmental network supporting the United Nations Program on Space Applications with 16,000 members from more than 165 countries.
Delegates from the UK Space Agency played a key role in developing and agreeing the United Nations’ Long-Term Sustainability Guidelines and funded a United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs project on awareness and capacity building for guideline implementation.
The Mauritius Research and Innovation Council developed MIR-SAT1 with technical support from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Completion of installations at the six listed sites fulfills Avanti’s pledge made at the 2019 UN Global Refugee Forum to support UNHCR through the provision of connectivity.
The International Methane Emissions Observatory is part of the UN Environment Programme and will work closely with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and partners including the International Energy Agency.
UNEP program manager Manfredi Caltagirone expects the International Methane Emissions Observatory will officially launch toward the end of the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Greenpro CEO Dr. CK Lee supports participating in establishing the ASEAN Space Economy using a fintech model of selling NFTs and building a technological-social inclusion unicorn aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Geospatial Action Group will operate under the framework of the Secretary-General’s Data Strategy to develop a comprehensive Geospatial Action Plan for the United Nations Secretariat.
The Geospatial Strategy intends to design, foster, and build synergies for activities and investments in geospatial information management in the United Nations Secretariat in coordination with the wider geospatial and data community of the United Nations system.
The Geospatial Strategy’s vision is to build synergy on activities and investments on geospatial information management in the United Nations under the “Delivering as One” approach.
The UK-funded project with UNOOSA will encourage all actors to implement the Guidelines for the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities to the fullest extent possible.
The UK Space Agency–UNOOSA partnership will help to inform future UNOOSA capacity-building efforts and encourage actors to implement the LTS Guidelines.