2nd United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda items 48 International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space and 49 Preparation of an international convention on principles governing the use by States of artificial earth satellites for direct television broadcasting, published in 1979.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1979–2000

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/54/68

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2000	A/RES/54/68	Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space	1,536	19%Compare
1983	A/RES/37/90	Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space	1,013	19%Compare
1981	A/RES/36/36	Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space	392	—
1980	A/RES/35/15	Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space	—	—
1979	A/RES/34/67	2nd United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space	592	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Conferences Outer Space

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Endorses the detailed recommendations sub- 1. mitted in paragraphs 84 to 115 of its report28 by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in its capacity as Preparatory Committee for the Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space;

Adopts the provisional agenda for the Conference as set out in paragraph 99 of the report of the Committee;

Endorses in particular:

The recommendation of the Committee that the Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space should be held in the latter half of 1982;

The recommendations ,of the Committee concerning the preparation and organization of the Conference, including the secretariat, bureau and form of the Conference;

The recommendation of the Committee on the (c) ceiling for the cost of the Conference;

Requests the Committee to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session a recommendation on the venue of the Conference;

Requests the Committee to continue with its pre- 5. paratory work for the Conference;

Requests the Secretary-General to make, within the ceiling for expenditure established for the Conference, the necessary organizational and administrative arrangements, as set out in the relevant paragraphs of the report of the Committee.

20 Al AC.105 /238, annex II.

22 See A/AC.105/245.

Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies

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