International Co-Operation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

A/RES/3182(XXVIII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1974.

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Appointment of Members International Security Launch Complexes Members Outer Space Principles Remote Sensing Satellites Space Exploration Space Objects Television Broadcasting Treaties

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Requests that the statement be transmitted to the Ad H oc O!mmittcc at an e'.irly date, if possible by 31 March 1974;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-ninth session an item entitled "lmplementatirn, l 1f th:.: D.:clar;:tion of the Indian Ocean a~ a Zone of Peace".

3U~2 (XXVIH). International co-operation in the peaf'efu1 mws of out<'r !lpace

Endorses the report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space;

Invites State, which have not yet become parties to the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Cdesti:il Bodies,18 the Agreement on the Rescue of Astronaut, the Return of

17 Tbid., Supplement No. 20 ( A/9020 and Corr. I).

rn Resolution 2222 (XXT), annex. Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space19 and the Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects20 to g,v-: early consideration to ratifying or accl.'ding to those international agreements, so that they may have the broadest possible effect;

Notes that the Working Group on Direct Broadcast Satellites has discussed the question of elaborating principles governing the use by States of artificial earth satellites for direct television broadcasting referred to in General Assemblv resolution 29 I 6 ( XXVII) and endorses the decision· of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, as set out in paragraph 66 of its report, to reconvene the Working Group in 1974;

Notes that, in responding to the request of the General Assembly, the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its Legal Sub-Committee have achieved further significant progress towards the completion of the draft treaty relating to the Moon and the <lraft convention on registration nf objects launched into outer space;

Recommends that the Legal Sub-Committee should, as a matter of the highest priority, make every effort to complete at its next session the draft treaty relating to the Moon and the draft convention on registration of objects launched into outer space;

Recommend1· further that the Legal Sub-Committee should consider at its next session, as a matter of high priority, the question of elaborating principles governing the use by States of artificial earth satellites for direct television broadcasting with a view to concluding an international agreement or agreements in accordance with General Assembly resolution 2916 (XXVII), taking due accnunt of the interdisciplinary character of the subject and of the work of the Working Group on Direct Broadcast Satellites;

Recommends also that the Legal Suh-Committee at its next ,c,sion should respond to the request, m:ide by the Working Group on Remote Sensing t)f the Earth hy Satdlite,, for the Sub-Committee's views on the legal implications of the earth resources survey by remote ~L·nS:1~;! s,1tcllites, devoting part of that sc~sion to this purpose:

Agrees that the Legal Sub-Committee at its next session, as time permits, should consider matters relating to the definition and/ or delimitation of outer space and outer space activities;

Welcomes the comments of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, contained in paragrnph 57 of its report, regarding the role and functions of the Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee and agrees that, with regard to its future work, the Sub-Committee should proceed on the lines indicated in section V of its report;21

Notes with satisfaction that, in promoting international co-operation in the application of space techll'.1lou;v, considcrahlc attention h;1s been given to the 0 by satellites pote;tial of remote sensing of the earth for development programmes of all countries, especially of developing countries;

Welcomes the various efforts envisaged by the Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and the Working Group on Remotl' Sensing of the Earth by

1n Resolution 2345 (XXII), annex.

w Rcsolntion 2777 (XXVI), annex.

11 A/AC.105/116.

Satellites with a view to bringing the benefit of this new technology to all countries, especially developing countries, including the preparation of a second survey of potential users of remote sensing, in regard to which a questionnaire on remote sensing of the environment and natural resources from satellites, covering technical, legal and organizational aspects, has been sent to Member States;

Commends this questionnaire to the attention of Member States and requests them to respond to it as soon as possible with a view to making progress in identifying, studying and analysing the best means of disseminating remote sensing data;

Requests the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to include in its report to the General Assembly at the twenty-ninth session its views on

further measures to promote international co-operation in the field of remote sensing of the earth by satellites;

Considers that the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its appropriate subsidiary organs will have to give further in-depth consideration to the legal, organizational and other related aspects of remote sensing of the earth by satellites;

Welcomes the continuing progress achieved in developing the United Nations programme on space applications into a significant means of promoting international co-operation in this field, commends this programme to the attention of Member States, the specialized agencies and other interested United Nations bodies, and draws attention in this respect to the request contained in paragraph 43 of the report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space;

Endorses the United Nations programme on space applications, as referred to in paragraph 36 of the report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, and recommend, the continuing develop-- nent of the programme, taking especially into account fue needs of the developing countries;

Notes with appreciation that several Member States have offered educational and training facilities, under United Nations sponsorship, in the practical application of space technology and draws the attention of Member States, particularly the developing countries, to those opportunities as outlined in paragraphs 45 to 50 and 52 of the report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space;

Further notes the value of United Nations panels and training seminars in various fields of space application and hopes that Member States will continue to offer to serve as host to these panels and training seminars, with a view to the widest possible spread of information and sharing of costs in this new area of development, especially~ that of the developing countries;

Welcomes the efforts of a number of Member States to share with other interested Member States the practical benefits that may be derived from programmes in space technology;

Welcomes further efforts of Member States to keep the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space fully informed of their space activities and invites all Member States to do so;

Approves continuing sponsorship by the United Nations of the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in India and the CELPA Mar del Plata Station in Argentina, expresses its satisfaction at the work being carried out at those ranges in relation to the use of sounding rocket facilities for international co-operation General A&sembly-Twenty-eighth Session

and training in the peaceful and scientific exploration of outer space and recommends that Member States continue to give consideration to the use of those facilities for space research activities;

Notes that, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1721 B (XVI), the Secretary-General continues to maintain a public registry of objects launched into orbit or beyond on the basis of information furnished by Member States and welcomes the co-operation of Member States in providing relevant information to the Secretary-General;

Notes with appreciation that a number of the specialized agencies, in particular the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, have continued to take an active part in the United Nations programme for the promotion of international co-operation in the practical application of space technology, including the organization of technical panels;

Agrees with the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space that proper co-ordination is necessary for activities within the United Nations system relating to the peaceful uses of outer space;

Requests, therefore, the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency to continue, as appropriate, to provide the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space with progress reports on their work relating to the peaceful uses of outer space and to examine, and report to the Committee on, the particular problems that may arise from the use of outer space in the fields within their competence and that should, in their opinion, be brought to the attention of the Committee;

Reiterates its request to the World Meteorological Organization to pursue actively the implementation of its tropical cyclone project, continuing and intensifying its other related action programmes, including the World Weather Watch and, especially, the efforts being undertaken towards obtaining basic meteorological data and discovering ways and means to mitigate the harmful effects of tropical storms and to remove or minimize their destructive potential, and looks forward to its report thereon in accordance with General Assembly resolution 2914 (XXVII);

Notes that the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization has been involved in discussions on the use of maritime satellites, and expresses its interest in receiving information concerning activities in this field and other related work;

Decides to enlarge the membership of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and requests the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with the regional groups and with the Chairman of the Committee, to appoint, at an early date and not later than 15 May 1974, not more than nine additional members, taking into account the principle of equitable geographical distribution;

Endorses the view expressed by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in paragraph 68 of its report regarding measures for enhancing the effectiveness of the Outer Space Affairs Division of the Secretariat in order to enable it to meet its expanding responsibilities in carrying out the United Nations programme on space applications and in assisting the Committee to discharge its co-ordinating functions as

the focal point in promoting international co-operation in this field, as envisaged by the General Assembly;

Requests the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to continue its work, as set out in the present resolution and in previous resolutions of the General Assembly, and to report to the Assembly at its twenty-ninth session.

• * • The President of the General Assembly subsequently informed the Secretary-General~ 2 that, in pursuance of paragraph 28 of the above resolution, he had appointed the following nine additional members of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: CHILE, GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, GERMANY (FED- ERAL REPUBLIC OF), INDONESIA,

KENYA, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, SUDAN and VENEZUELA.

As a result, the Committee will be composed of the following Member States: ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, Aus- TRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAN- ADA, CHAD, CHILE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, EGYPT, FRANCE, GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, GERMANY (FED- ERAL REPUBLIC OF), HUNGARY,

INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, ITALY, JAPAN, KENYA, LEBANON, MEXICO, MON- GOLIA, MOROCCO, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, POLAND, RO- MANIA, SIERRA LEONE, SUDAN, SWEDEN, UNION OF SOVIET SoCIALIST REPUBLICS, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and VENEZUELA.

3183 (XXVIII). World Disarmament Conference

Decides to establish an Ad Hoe Committee on the World Disarmament Conference to examine all the views and suggestions expressed by Governments on the convening of a world disarmament conference and related problems, including conditions for the realization of such a conference, and to submit, on the basis of consensus, a report to the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session;

Decides further that the Ad Hoe Committee shall consist of the following forty non-nuclear-weapon Member States appointed by the President ot the General Assembly after consultation with all regional groups: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, Chile, Colombia. Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Liberia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands. Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire and Zambia;

Invites the States possessing nuclear weapons t<1 co-operate or maintain contact with the Ad Hoe Com~ mittec, it being understood that they will enjoy the same rights as the appointed members of the Committee;

Invites all States to communicate a~ soon as possible to the Secretary-General, for transmission to the Ad Hoe Committee, any views and suggestions they deem pertinent to submit for the purpose defined in paragraph 1 above;

Requests the Secretary-General to render all necessary assL~tance to the Ad Hoe Committee in its work, including the preparation of summary records;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-ninth session the item entitled "World Disarmament Conference".