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 Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines call for limiting the long-term presence of defunct spacecraft and rocket bodies in LEO.
The US and China actively engage in the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have veto power over decisions related to space.
The United Nations governs peaceful cooperation in outer space.
The Outer Space Treaty was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966 and came into effect in 1967.
The Registration Convention requires states to register space objects with the United Nations, providing information about the object’s orbit and function.
The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) agreed at its meeting last month to establish an Action Team on Lunar Activities Consultation based on a proposal from the Republic of Korea and Romania.
On April 24, a resolution was presented in the UN Security Council to reaffirm the OST's prohibition on nuclear weapons in space.
The UN Security Council recently voted against a resolution presented by Russia and China that would ban member states from placing weapons in outer space.
Nine states voted against and nine abstained from the UN General Assembly resolution on direct ascent anti-satellite testing.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in December 2022 in support of a moratorium on direct ascent anti-satellite testing, with 155 states voting in favor.
Asim Ibrahim AlGhamdi received the Geospatial Ambassador of the Year award at GWF 2024 and serves as Secretary-General of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information for the Arab States.
The UN Security Council resolution was vetoed by Russia, which claimed it did not prohibit all types of weapons in space.
The US and Japan drafted a UN Security Council resolution calling for a commitment against deploying nuclear weapons in space.
Julien Lamamy is the CEO of ispace EUROPE S.A. and participated in the Information Meeting on Universal Acceptance at UNESCO Headquarters on 2024-05-06.
Plumb criticized Russia's veto of a UN Security Council resolution that reaffirmed nuclear weapon prohibitions in space.
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) received support from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for the project titled 'Strengthening Early Warning Systems for Anticipatory Actions.'
The United States and Japan, with over 60 co-sponsoring nations, proposed a resolution on space security to the United Nations Security Council.
Aarti Holla-Maini, director of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, stated that we do not live in 'treaty times' anymore.
The US and Japan are sponsoring a resolution for debate by the United Nations Security Council to reaffirm international commitments to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.