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Singapore pledged $10,000,000 to the International Telecommunication Union Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition to fund capacity-building programmes that build global digital capabilities in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Mentioned as: United NationsNarrative GeneralJun 12, 2023SG pledges $10m for development of global digital capabilities

NewSpace Capital is invested in Paris-based Kayrros, which analyzes satellite imagery to support the United Nations and the International Energy Agency in tackling methane emissions.

Mentioned as: United NationsTechnical ProductJun 9, 2023‘Woke’ backlash dampens outlook for ESG-focused space services

Malaysia supports the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Space2030 agenda to harness space technology in achieving the SDGs and addressing societal challenges.

Mentioned as: United NationsNarrative GeneralMay 25, 2023Malaysia Reviews Several International Treaties to Boost Space Industry

Planet worked with Microsoft AI for Good Lab to deploy an AI-based building damage assessment solution to assist United Nations response efforts in Ukraine and to assist the Turkish government after the February 2023 earthquake.

Mentioned as: United NationsOrg RelationshipMay 23, 2023Planet Announces AI Partnerships at GEOINT 2023

Inmarsat was founded in 1979 under the auspices of the United Nations to provide highly reliable safety communications.

Mentioned as: United NationsNarrative GeneralMay 22, 2023Inmarsat Selects SWISSto12 to Develop its I-8 Satellites to Power L-Band Network

Inmarsat was founded in 1979 under the auspices of the United Nations to provide highly reliable safety communications.

Mentioned as: United NationsNarrative GeneralMay 21, 2023Inmarsat to launch their I-8 satellites to further empower their L-band network

Inmarsat was founded in 1979 under the auspices of the United Nations to provide highly reliable safety communications.

Mentioned as: united nationsNarrative GeneralMay 19, 2023Inmarsat selects SWISSto12’s HummingSat for I-8 Satellites to power L-band network

PVBLIC Foundation collaborated with the UN Department of Global Communications to create the SDG Media Zone to broaden public discourse on the 2030 Agenda.

Mentioned as: United NationsNarrative GeneralMay 4, 2023Geospatial World Leadership Awards 2023 Announced in Rotterdam

Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop works at the U.S. Census Bureau and has worked across the U.S. government and with the United Nations on geospatial data integration and the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework.

Mentioned as: United NationsOrg RelationshipMay 4, 2023Geospatial World Leadership Awards 2023 Announced in Rotterdam

PVBLIC Foundation partnered in 2021 with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Esri, and the United Nations Statistics Division to form the SDG Data Alliance.

Mentioned as: United Nations Statistics DivisionOrg RelationshipMay 4, 2023Geospatial World Leadership Awards 2023 Announced in Rotterdam

The UN’s Global Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation Centre Framework integrates location information to plan cities, build infrastructure, develop disaster management strategies, and manage natural resources such as green spaces, water, and minerals.

Mentioned as: UNTechnical ProductApr 25, 2023Saudi Geospatial Authority to Align With UN Framework For Better Ground Information

The General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information and the United Nations Development Programme agreed on a third phase of a project to improve GASGI services and increase public awareness of its operations.

Mentioned as: United Nations Development ProgrammeTechnical ProductApr 25, 2023Saudi Geospatial Authority to Align With UN Framework For Better Ground Information

The partnership between the GASGI and UNDP aims to provide the necessary infrastructure to gather data to support Saudi Vision 2030 and the Kingdom’s sustainable development goals.

Mentioned as: United NationsNarrative GeneralApr 25, 2023Saudi Geospatial Authority to Align With UN Framework For Better Ground Information

The SSC's international guidelines directly address many aspects of the 21 consensus Long-Term Sustainability guidelines approved by the United Nations Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in June 2019.

Mentioned as: United NationsNarrative GeneralApr 4, 2023Major space companies call on governments to adopt ‘highway code’ to combat space junk

CHEOS was approved in 2010 and was initially planned to consist of seven Gaofen satellites plus a near-space and airborne system and a ground segment, as presented by the China National Space Administration to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.

Mentioned as: United Nations Office for Outer Space AffairsTechnical ProductMar 17, 2023China launches second classified Gaofen-13 remote sensing satellite

The Seabed 2030 project is officially endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Mentioned as: United NationsNarrative GeneralMar 7, 2023TCarta expands role in Seabed 2030 Ocean Survey Project

The China Manned Space Agency and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs have a joint program whose selected experiments could begin flying to Tiangong in 2023.

Mentioned as: United Nations Office for Outer Space AffairsTechnical ProductFeb 28, 2023China to expand its space station, international astronaut selection underway

China operates the Tiangong space station and solicits payloads from other countries, including through the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.

Mentioned as: United Nations Office for Outer Space AffairsTechnical ProductFeb 15, 2023NASA updates plans for use of commercial space stations

The United Nations documented fewer than 8,000 objects launched into space in the first 60 years of human spaceflight, and that total has increased to over 14,000 objects after the most recent five-year increase.

Mentioned as: United NationsNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2023AWS announces 2023 AWS Space Accelerator to advance global space sustainability

The United Nations estimates that 50% more food will be needed by the Earth’s population by 2050, increasing freshwater demand for irrigation.

Mentioned as: United NationsNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2022NanoAvionics developing two smallsats for Constellr
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