International Co-Operation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

A/RES/1963(XVIII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1964.

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78 documents · 1960–2025

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2025).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/76	International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space	4,167	–
2024	A/RES/79/87	International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space	4,172	–
2023	A/RES/78/72	International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space	3,907	–
2022	A/RES/77/121	International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space	3,657	–
2021	A/RES/76/76	International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space	3,618	–

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10 subjects

Launch Complexes Meteorology Services Outer Space Peaceful Coexistence Report Preparation Space Exploration Space Law State Liability Telecommunications Weather Forecasting

What’s in this document?

26 operative paragraphs

Requests the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to continue to study and report on legal problems which may arise in the exploration and use of outer space, and in partict1lar to arrange for the prompt preparation of draft international agreements on liability for damage caused by objects launched into outer space and on assistance to and return of astronauts and space vehicles ;

Further requests the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to report to the General Assembly at its nineteenth session on the results achieved in preparing these two agreements ;

II l. Endorses the recommendations contained in the report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space concerning exchange of information, encouragement of international programmes, international sounding rocket facilities, education and training and potentially harmful effects of space experiments;

Welcomes the decision of the Co~mittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to undertake, in cooperation with the Secretary-General and making full use of the functions and resources of the Secretariat :

The preparation of a working paper on the activities and resources of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and other competent international bodies relating to the peaceful uses of outer space ;

( b) The preparation of a summary of national and of co-operative international space activities ;

( c) The preparation of a list of available bibliographic and abstracting services covering scientific and technical results and publications in space and spacerelated areas ;

• Ibid., agenda item 28, documents A/5549 and Add.I. General A11embl,-El1hteenth Se11lon

The compilation, in co-operation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, of reviews of information on facilities for education and training in basic subjects related to the peaceful uses of outer space in universities and other places of learning;

( e) The establishment, at the request of the Government of India, of a group of six scientists to visit the sounding rocket launching facility at Thumba and to advise the Committee on its eligibility for United Nations sponsorship in accordance with the basic principles endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 1802 (XVII);

Notes with appreciation that, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1721 (XVI), the Secretary-General is maintaining a public registry of objects launched into orbit or beyond on the basis of information being furnished by Member States;

N ates with appreciation that certain Member States have, on a voluntary basis, provided information on their national space programmes and invites other Member States to do so;

Invites Member States to give favourable consideration to requests of countries desirous of participating in the peaceful exploration of outer space for appropriate training and technical assistance on a bilateral basis or on any other basis they see fit;

N ates the considerable measure of co-operation in the peaceful exploration and use of outer space under way among Member States;

N ates that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America have reached an agreement looking towards co-operation in the fields of satellite meteorology, communications and magnetic field mapping ;

Encourages Member States to continue and to extend co-operative arrangements so that all Member States can benefit from the peaceful exploration and use of outer space ;

Believes that international co-operation can be beneficial in furthering the exploration of the solar system;

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Notes with appreciation:

The second report of the World Meteorological Organization on the advancement of atmospheric sciences and their application in the light of developments in outer space ;11

( b) The organizational and financial steps taken by the Fourth Congress of the World Meteorological Organization in response to resolution 1721 C (XVI) and resolution 1802 (XVII), section III;

Endorses efforts towards the establishment of a World Weather Watch under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization to include the use of satellite as well as conventional data, with data centres to facilitate the effectiveness of the system ;

Urges Member States:

To extend their national and regional meteorological efforts to implement the expanded programme of the World Meteorological Organization;

To co-operate in the establishment of the World Weather Watch;

11 E/:1794 and Corr. I.

Reaoludom adopted on the report. of the Flr1t Committee

( c) To increase research and training in the atmossigned at Seoul, Korea, on 23 August 1963,' and the pheric sciences ;

addenda to the report signed at Seoul on 21 and 29

Invites the World Meteorological Organization November 1963,8 to make a progress report to the Committee on the

Reaffirming its resolutions 112 (II) of 14 November Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in 1964 relating to its 1947, 195 (III) of 12 December 1948, 293 (IV) of activities in this field;

21 October 1949, 376 (V) of 7 October 1950, 811 (IX)

of 11 December 1954, 910 A (X) of 29 November IV 1955, 1010 (XI) of 11 January 1957, 1180 (XII)

N ates with appreciation the second report of the of 29 November 1957, 1264 (XIII) of 14 November International Telecommunication Union on telecommu- 1958, 1455 (XIV) of 9 December 1959, 1740 (XVI) nication and the peaceful uses of outer space ;6 of 20 December 1961 and 1855 (XVII) of 19 December 1962,

Welcomes the decisions of the Extraordinary Administrative Radio Conference, held in October and

Noting that the United Nations forces which were November 1963 under the auspices of the International sent to Korea in accordance with United Nations reso- Telecommunication Union, on the allocation of frelutions have in greater part already been withdrawn, quency bands for space communication and procedures and that the Governments concerned are prepared to for their use as a step in the development of space withdraw their remaining forces from Korea when the radio communications ;

conditions for a lasting settlement laid down by the General Assembly have been fulfilled,

Invites the International Telecommunication Union to make a progress report to the Committee on

Recalling that the United Nations, under the Charter, the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in 1964 relating to is fully and rightfully empowered to take collective its activities in this field;

action to repel aggression, to restore peace and security

Recognizes the potential contribution of communiand to extend its good offices to seeking a peaceful settlement in Korea, cations satellites in the expansion of global telecommunications facilities and the possibilities this offers for l. Reaffirms that the objectives of the United Nations increasing the flow of information and for furthering in Korea are to bring about, by peaceful means, the the objectives of the United Nations and its agencies;

establishment of a unified, independent and democratic Korea under a representative form of government, and V the full restoration of international peace and security in the area;

Requests the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of

Calls upon the North Korean authorities to accept Outer Space to continue its work as set forth in Genthose established United Nations objectives which have eral Assembly resolutions 1472 (XIV), 1721 (XVI)

been repeatedly affirmed by the General Assembly; and 1802 (XVII), as well as in the present resolution, and to report to the Assembly at its nineteenth session

Urges that continuing efforts be made to achieve those objectives; on the activities of the Committee.

Requests the United Nations Commission for the

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