International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence, 2029

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 48aInternational cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, published in 2024.

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4 topics

Asteroids International Cooperation International Years Outer Space

What does this mandate say?

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Decides to declare 2029 the International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence, in order to take advantage of the unique occasion of the close approach of 99942 Apophis in 2029 for a worldwide campaign to raise awareness regarding asteroids and to highlight the collaborative efforts being undertaken by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to mitigate the potential hazard posed by the impact on the Earth of near-Earth objects, and as an excellent opportunity for a global educational campaign about near-Earth objects;

Invites Member States, space agencies, United Nations entities, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and other relevant stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, astronomers, local communities and academia, to observe the International Year, as appropriate, through activities such as astronomical observation and scientific awareness-raising with regard to asteroids, promoting widespread access to new knowledge and observing experiences of asteroids, inspiring young people and empowering science communities, in particular in developing countries, and assisting the citizens of the world in understanding the nature of near-Earth objects, and to strengthen existing networks and facilitate new ones with a view to connecting amateur astronomers, educators, scientists and communications professionals with the public at large through local, regional, national and international activities;

Invites the Office for Outer Space Affairs of the Secretariat, mindful of the provisions contained in the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67, to facilitate the implementation of the International Year, in collaboration with Governments, space agencies, relevant organizations of the United Nations system, relevant international and regional organizations and other relevant stakeholders;

Stresses that the costs of all the activities that may arise from the implementation of the present resolution should be met through voluntary contributions, including from the private sector;

Requests the Office for Outer Space Affairs of the Secretariat, mindful of the provisions of paragraphs 23 to 27 of the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67, to inform the General Assembly at its eighty-fifth session regarding the implementation of the present resolution, including an evaluation of the International Year;

Invites all relevant stakeholders to make voluntary contributions and to provide other forms of support for the International Year.

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