Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1st United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space : Space as a Driver of Sustainable Development

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 30 Space as a driver of sustainable development, published in 2018.

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1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 5	Peaceful uses of outer space	38

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 5	Peaceful uses of outer space	38	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

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4 subjects

Anniversaries Conferences Space Exploration Sustainable Development

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14 operative paragraphs

Notes with appreciation that the preparatory process and the high-level segment of UNISPACE+50 resulted in documents aimed at articulating a comprehensive, inclusive and strategically oriented vision on strengthening international cooperation in the exploration and peaceful uses of outer space, in which space is seen as a major driver of and contributor to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals2 for the benefit of all countries;

Invites the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to continue to develop, on the basis of the results of the UNISPACE+50 process, a “Space2030” agenda and implementation plan and to provide the General Assembly with the outcome of its work for consideration by the Assembly at its seventy-fifth session;

Acknowledges the importance of global partnership and strengthened cooperation among Member States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, industry and private sector entities in fulfilling the “Space2030” agenda and its implementation plan;

Encourages all Member States to continue to promote and actively contribute to strengthening international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space and the global governance of outer space activities, addressing challenges to humanity and sustainable development, ensuring the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and facilitating the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,2 taking into account the particular needs of developing countries;

Encourages Member States to actively conduct bilateral, multilateral, regional and broader international space cooperation in various forms, including capacity-building, information- and infrastructure-sharing and the development of joint projects and, when appropriate, to integrate space cooperation with economic and development cooperation, in order to promote increased participation in space activities for emerging spacefaring nations and to assist countries in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals;

Emphasizes the need to promote international cooperation and take further coordinated action to ensure that space science and technology and their applications serve the goals of sustainable development and the betterment of humankind;

Reaffirms the unique role of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its subcommittees, supported by the Office for Outer Space Affairs of the Secretariat, as unique platforms for international cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes, for the global governance of outer space activities, for developing international space law, for fostering dialogue among spacefaring and emerging space nations and for promoting the increased involvement of all countries in space activities, including through capacity-building initiatives;

Emphasizes the need for the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to consider strengthening its role and activities, and those of its subcommittees, as supported by the Office for Outer Space Affairs, with a view to aligning them with the evolving needs identified by the Committee, taking into account, in particular, the “Space2030” agenda and its implementation plan, once agreed;

Expresses its conviction that the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, its subcommittees and the Office for Outer Space Affairs should continue to coordinate efforts to strengthen the implementation of the United Nations treaties and principles on outer space as a means of promoting the universality thereof;

Encourages States Members of the United Nations that have not done so to consider becoming members of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space;

Encourages the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and the Office for Outer Space Affairs to continue to fulfil their respective mandates and to cooperate and coordinate with other relevant entities within the United Nations system, and invites the Committee to explore ways to optimize cooperation and coordination, as appropriate, with other international organizations on space-related activities;

Emphasizes the need to strengthen the coordination and interrelationship between the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its subcommittees, assisted by the Office for Outer Space Affairs, in addressing their respective agenda items in a comprehensive, cross-cutting manner, combining scientific, technical, legal and policy dimensions, so as to, inter alia, foster the use of space as a driver of global sustainable development towards 2030 and beyond;

Urges the Secretary-General to consider the sufficiency of resources provided to the Office for Outer Space Affairs in its role as secretariat to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its subcommittees and to ensure that the Office can fully and effectively implement its mandate, including capacity-building activities for Member States in the field of space science and technology and their applications, as well as in space law and policy, taking into account the development of a “Space2030” agenda;

Invites Member States and other donors to provide voluntary extrabudgetary resources for these purposes, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the United Nations.

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