Third 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 item 87 International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, published in 1999.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1979–2000

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	–

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.

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.

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Conferences Declarations Information Dissemination Inter-Agency Cooperation International Weeks Outer Space Scientific Cooperation Space Exploration Space Sciences Space Technology Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

33 operative paragraphs

Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space;1

Endorses the resolution entitled “The Space Millennium: Vienna Declaration on Space and Human Development”;2

Urges Governments, organs, organizations and programmes within the United Nations system as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and industries conducting space-related activities to take the necessary action for the effective implementation of the Vienna Declaration;

Calls upon all concerned to implement the recommendations made by UNISPACE III as reflected in its report;1

Requests all relevant organizations of the United Nations system to review and, where necessary, adjust their programmes and activities in line with the recommendations of UNISPACE III and to take appropriate measures to ensure their full and effective implementation, taking into account the needs of developing countries, in particular by further enhancing the coordination of their space-related activities through the Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities;

Invites all relevant governing bodies of the organizations within the United Nations system responsible for space-related activities to establish an ad hoc intergovernmental advisory group to review inter-agency coordination of space-related activities with a view to increasing the effectiveness of the work of the Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities;

Declares 4 to 10 October World Space Week to celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition, bearing in mind that 4 October 1957 was the date of the launch into outer space of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, thus opening the way for space exploration, and that 10 October 1967 was the date of the entry into force of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies;⁴

⁴Resolution 2222 (XXI), annex.

Requests the Secretary-General to modify the terms of reference of the Trust Fund for the United Nations Programme on Space Applications established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 37/90 of 10 December 1982 on the Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, to include implementation of the recommendations of UNISPACE III;

Also requests the Secretary-General to invite all States to contribute voluntarily to the Trust Fund for the United Nations Programme on Space Applications and, in his letter of invitation, to identify priority project proposals, on the basis of recommendations of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, and requests the Office for Outer Space Affairs of the Secretariat to provide the Committee with a report listing those States which have responded to the invitation;

Agrees that the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its secretariat should identify new and innovative funding sources for implementing the recommendations of UNISPACE III in order to supplement the resources to be provided through the Trust Fund for the United Nations Programme on Space Applications;

Requests the Secretary-General to recommend measures to ensure that the Office for Outer Space Affairs is provided with adequate resources to implement the following actions based on the recommendations of UNISPACE III:

Providing the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and the Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space with necessary analytical documents, both on the substance and on the organization of work, to facilitate their consideration of new items called for in the agenda structures adopted by the Committee at its forty-second session;⁵

⁵Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 20 and corrigendum (A/54/20 and Corr.1), annex I.

Organizing, in order to strengthen the partnership of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee with industry, a one-day symposium during the thirty-seventh session of the Subcommittee to provide Member States with updated information on commercially available products, services and ongoing activities of the space-related industry;

Identifying and promoting the use of appropriate space technologies to meet the needs of programmes and organizations within the United Nations system in carrying out activities that have not yet benefited from the use of space technology to enhance their effectiveness and efficiency;

Strengthening the activities of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications to include the following:

Facilitating and supporting the development and implementation of space-related projects that address the operational needs of Member States;

Providing support to the regional centres for space science and technology education affiliated with the United Nations, including the Network of Space Science and Technology Education and Research Institutions for Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe;

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Reorienting the long-term fellowship programme;

Organizing workshops and conferences on advanced space applications and new system developments for programme managers and leaders of space technology development and applications activities;

Organizing medium-term courses on remote-sensing education for university educators and on telecommunications and tele-health for professionals;

Providing technical advisory services to Member States, on request, on different aspects of space science and technology and related applications;

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Promoting cooperation in space applications projects between government establishments, universities and research institutions and private industry;

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Organizing an annual public forum to inform the general public of past, ongoing and planned space activities and the future direction of such activities;

Promoting activities for youth, so as to encourage interest among students and young scientists and engineers;

Promoting cooperation in the development of educational programmes in space science and technology for primary and secondary school curricula;

Establishing a programme of visits by astronauts, cosmonauts and other space scientists and engineers to increase knowledge about space-related activities, in particular among young people;

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Promoting the participation of scientists from developing countries in space science and planetary exploration;

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Initiating programmes to promote the use of satellite communications and Earth observation data for disaster management and to provide opportunities for professionals to put into practice the knowledge that they have acquired through training courses;

Calls upon the Secretary-General to ensure the availability of the report of UNISPACE III,1 including its proceedings, and to disseminate as widely as possible the results of UNISPACE III, in particular the Vienna Declaration and the summary of the background and recommendations of UNISPACE III;

Notes that, in response to a request made by the Preparatory Committee for UNISPACE III at its 1999 session, the executive secretariat has prepared for submission to the General Assembly a document on organizational matters relating to UNISPACE III, with the aim of providing other entities in the United Nations system with guidelines on using existing resources to organize a conference on global issues;

Agrees that the document prepared by the executive secretariat on organizational matters relating to UNISPACE III should be issued as a report to the General Assembly during its fifty-fourth session;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on the implementation of the recommendations of UNISPACE III;

Decides to review and appraise, at its fifty-ninth session, the implementation of the outcome of UNISPACE III and to consider further actions and initiatives, and, in this context, requests the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to submit for consideration by the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session recommendations on the format, scope and organizational aspects of the review.

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