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International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Full text of resolution
United Nations
A/RES/80/76
General Assembly
Distr.: General
8 December 2025
25-20091 (E)
*2520091*
Eightieth session
Agenda item 48
International cooperation in the peaceful
uses of outer space
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 5 December 2025
[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee) (A/80/537, para. 15)]
80/76. International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 51/122 of 13 December 1996, 54/68 of 6 December
1999, 59/2 of 20 October 2004, 61/110 and 61/111 of 14 December 2006, 62/101 of
17 December 2007, 62/217 of 22 December 2007, 65/97 of 10 December 2010,
65/271 of 7 April 2011, 66/71 of 9 December 2011, 67/113 of 18 December 2012,
68/50 of 5 December 2013, 68/74 and 68/75 of 11 December 2013, 69/85 of
5 December 2014, 70/1 of 25 September 2015, 70/82 of 9 December 2015, 70/230 of
23 December 2015, 71/90 of 6 December 2016, 72/77 and 72/78 of 7 December 2017,
73/6 of 26 October 2018, 73/91 of 7 December 2018, 74/82 of 13 December 2019,
75/92 of 10 December 2020, 76/3 of 25 October 2021, 76/76 of 9 December 2021,
77/120 and 77/121 of 12 December 2022 and 79/86 and 79/87 of 4 December 2024,
Emphasizing the significant progress in the development of space science and
technology and their applications that has enabled humans to explore the universe,
and the extraordinary achievements made in space exploration efforts, including
deepening the understanding of the planetary system and the Sun and the Earth itself,
in the use of space science and technology for the benefit of all humankind and in the
development of the international legal regime governing space activities,
Recognizing, in that regard, the unique platform at the global level for
international cooperation in space activities represented by the Committee on the
Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and
Legal Subcommittee and assisted by the Office for Outer Space Affairs of the
Secretariat,
Deeply convinced of the common interest of all humankind in promoting and
expanding the exploration and use of outer space, as the province of all humankind,
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for peaceful purposes and in continuing efforts to extend to all Member States the
benefits derived therefrom, and also of the importance of international cooperation in
this field, for which the United Nations should continue to provide a focal point,
Reaffirming the importance of international cooperation in developing the rule
of international law, including the relevant norms of international space law and their
important role in international cooperation for the exploration and use of outer space
for peaceful purposes, and of the widest possible adherence to international treaties
that promote the peaceful uses of outer space in order to meet emerging new
challenges, especially for developing countries,
Seriously concerned about the possibility of an arms race in outer space, and
bearing in mind the importance of article IV 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,1
Recognizing that all Member States, in particular those with major space
capabilities, should contribute actively to the prevention of an arms race in outer space
with a view to promoting and strengthening international cooperation in the
exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes,
Deeply concerned about the fragility of the space environment and the
challenges to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, in particular the
impact of space debris, which is an issue of concern to all nations,
Noting the progress achieved in the development of peaceful space exploration
and applications, as well as in various national and cooperative space projects, and
the importance of further developing the legal framework to strengthen international
cooperation in space,
Convinced that space science and technology and their applications, including
satellite communications, Earth observation systems and satellite navigation
technologies, provide indispensable tools for viable long-term solutions for
sustainable development and can contribute more effectively to efforts to promote the
development of all countries and regions of the world, and stressing in that regard the
need to harness the benefits of space technology towards implementing the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development,2
Seriously concerned about the devastating impact of disasters,3 and desirous of
enhancing international coordination and cooperation at the global level in disaster
management and emergency response through greater access to and use of space-
based services and geospatial information for all countries and facilitating capacity-
building and institutional strengthening for disaster management, in particular in
developing countries,
Firmly convinced that the use of space science and technology and their
applications in areas such as telehealth, tele-education, disaster management,
environmental protection, natural resources management and ocean and climate
monitoring contribute to achieving the objectives of the global conferences of the
United Nations that address various aspects of economic, social and cultural
development, particularly poverty eradication,
Deeply concerned about the devastating effects of infectious diseases, including
the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) pandemic and Ebola virus disease, to the
detriment of human life, society and development, and urging the international
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1 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 610, No. 8843.
2 Resolution 70/1.
3 The term “disasters” refers to natural or technological disasters.
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community to enhance the role of space-based solutions, in particular
tele‑epidemiology, in monitoring, preparedness and response activities,
Recalling the fact that the United Nations Conference on Sustainable
Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012, recognized the
important role that space science and technology play in promoting sustainable
development,4
Recognizing the “Space2030” Agenda: space as a driver of sustainable
development and its implementation plan 5 as a forward-looking strategy for
reaffirming and strengthening the contribution of space activities and space tools for
the achievement of global agendas,6
Bearing in mind the deliberations at the commencement of the seventy-ninth
session of the General Assembly, which reaffirmed the importance of the widest
possible adherence to and full compliance with the Outer Space Treaty, and the role
of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in discussing the establishment
of new frameworks for space traffic, space debris and space resources, 7
Recognizing the Outer Space Treaty as the cornerstone of the international legal
regime governing outer space activities,8
Having considered the report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer
Space on the work of its sixty-eighth session,9
1.
Endorses the report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
on the work of its sixty-eighth session;
2.
Agrees that the Committee, at its sixty-ninth session, should consider the
substantive items recommended at its sixty-eighth session,10 taking into account the
concerns of all countries, in particular those of developing countries;
3.
Encourages the Committee to further consult on the proposal to hold a
fourth United Nations Conference on the Peaceful Exploration of Outer Space
(UNISPACE IV) in 2027;11
4.
Notes with satisfaction that, at its sixty-fourth session, the Legal
Subcommittee and its working groups continued their work, 12 as mandated by the
General Assembly in its resolution 79/87;
5.
Agrees that the Legal Subcommittee, at its sixty-fifth session, should
consider the substantive items and reconvene the working groups recommended by
the Committee,13 including holding intersessional consultations as necessary, taking
into account the concerns of all countries, in particular those of developing countries;
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4 Resolution 66/288, annex, para. 274.
5 Resolution 76/3.
6 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015–2030 and the Paris Agreement.
7 Resolution 79/1, action 56.
8 Ibid.
9 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eightieth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/80/20).
10 Ibid., para. 324.
11 Ibid., para. 259; see also resolution 79/1, action 56.
12 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eightieth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/80/20),
chap. II, sect. C; see also A/AC.105/1362.
13 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eightieth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/80/20),
paras. 159–161.
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6.
Urges Member States that have not yet become Parties to the international
treaties governing the uses of outer space 14 to give consideration to ratifying or
acceding to those treaties in accordance with their national law, as well as
incorporating them into their national legislation;
7.
Urges Member States that are not yet members of the Committee on the
Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to give consideration to applying for membership of
the Committee as a unique platform for international cooperation in the exploration
and use of outer space for peaceful purposes;15
8.
Notes with satisfaction that the space law curriculum developed by the
Office for Outer Space Affairs of the Secretariat and published in all official
languages of the United Nations could encourage further studies within Member
States in cooperation with relevant entities in support of capacity-building efforts in
space law and policy;
9.
Also notes with satisfaction that, at its sixty-second session, the Scientific
and Technical Subcommittee and its working groups continued their work, 16 as
mandated by the General Assembly in its resolution 79/87;
10. Agrees that the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, at its sixty-third
session, should consider the substantive items and reconvene the working groups
recommended by the Committee,17 including holding intersessional consultations as
necessary, taking into account the concerns of all countries, in particular those of
developing countries;
11.
Recalls with satisfaction the establishment of the Space and Global Health
Platform, based in Geneva, welcomes the progress in the work of the Space and
Global Health Network, 18 and reiterates its request to the Office to strengthen
capacity-building and networking in Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America
and the Caribbean, through regional technical cooperation projects, and to support
field projects for strengthening collaboration between the space and global health
sectors as an efficient strategy for making better use of space science and technology
for access to global health for beneficiary States and taking better advantage of
opportunities offered by bilateral or multilateral collaboration, as mandated by the
General Assembly in its resolution 77/120;
12. Notes with appreciation that the long-term strategy on space and global
health for the period 2025–2035 serves as an effective framework for the
implementation of recommendations contained in resolution 77/120;19
13. Reiterates the importance of information-sharing in discovering,
monitoring and physically characterizing potentially hazardous near-Earth objects to
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14 Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer
Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 610,
No. 8843); Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of
Objects Launched into Outer Space (United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 672, No. 9574);
Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects (United Nations,
Treaty Series, vol. 961, No. 13810); Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer
Space (United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1023, No. 15020); and Agreement Governing the
Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (United Nations, Treaty Series,
vol. 1363, No. 23002).
15 Resolution 76/3, para. 10.
16 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eightieth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/80/20),
chap. II, sect. B; see also A/AC.105/1338.
17 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eightieth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/80/20),
paras. 125–127.
18 Ibid., para. 116.
19 Ibid., para. 115; see also A/AC.105/C.1/127.
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ensure that all countries, in particular developing countries with limited capacity for
predicting and mitigating a near-Earth object impact, are aware of potential threats,
emphasizes the need for capacity-building for effective emergency response and
disaster management in the event of a near-Earth object impact, and notes with
satisfaction the work carried out by the International Asteroid Warning Network and
the Space Mission Planning Advisory Group to strengthen international cooperation
to mitigate the potential threat posed by near-Earth objects, with the support of the
Office, serving as the permanent secretariat of the Advisory Group; 20
14. Recalls with satisfaction the adoption by the Committee of the preamble
and 21 Guidelines for the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities, as
contained in annex II to the report of the Committee on its sixty-second session,21
recalls that the Committee encouraged States and international intergovernmental
organizations to voluntarily take measures to ensure that the Guidelines were
implemented to the greatest extent feasible and practicable, and emphasizes that the
Committee serves as the principal forum for continued institutionalized dialogue on
issues related to the implementation and review of the Guidelines;
15. Notes with satisfaction the establishment, by the Working Group on the
Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities of the Scientific and Technical
Subcommittee, of the Expert Group on Space Situational Awareness; 22
16. Notes with appreciation that some Member States are already
implementing space debris mitigation measures on a voluntary basis, through national
mechanisms and consistent with the Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines of the
Inter‑Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee and with the Space Debris
Mitigation Guidelines of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 23
endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 62/217, and invites other States
to implement, through relevant national mechanisms, the Space Debris Mitigation
Guidelines of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space;
17. Considers that it is essential that Member States pay urgent attention to
the problem of the gradually increasing probability of collisions of space objects,
especially those with nuclear power sources, with space debris, and other aspects of
space debris, calls for the continuation of national research on this question, for the
development of improved technology for the monitoring of space debris and for the
compilation and dissemination of data on space debris, considers that, to the extent
possible, information thereon should be provided to the Scientific and Technical
Subcommittee, and agrees that international cooperation is needed to expand
appropriate and affordable strategies to minimize the impact of space debris on future
space missions;
18. Urges all Member States, in particular those with major space capabilities,
to contribute actively to the goal of preventing an arms race in outer space as an
essential condition for the promotion of international cooperation in the exploration
and use of outer space for peaceful purposes;
19. Requests the Committee to continue to consider, as a matter of priority,
ways and means of maintaining outer space for peaceful purposes and to report
thereon to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session, and agrees that the
Committee should continue to consider the broader perspective of space security and
associated matters that would be instrumental in ensuring the safe and responsible
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20 A/AC.105/1338, paras. 95, 96 (a), 98–100 and 104–106.
21 Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-fourth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/74/20).
22 Ibid., Eightieth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/80/20), paras. 110–112.
23 Ibid., Sixty-second Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/62/20), paras. 117 and 118 and annex.
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conduct of space activities, including ways to promote international, regional and
interregional cooperation to that end;
20. Decides to convene a joint half-day panel discussion of the Disarmament
and International Security Committee (First Committee) and the Special Political and
Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) to address possible challenges to
space security and sustainability, and to include in the provisional agenda of its
eighty-first session, under the item entitled “International cooperation in the peaceful
uses of outer space”, the sub-item entitled “Joint panel discussion of the First and
Fourth Committees on possible challenges to space security and sustainability”;
21. Recalls that the Committee should carry out a midterm review of progress
made in implementing the “Space2030” Agenda,24 and notes that Member States and
organizations having observer status with the Committee will continue to be invited
to submit reports on the implementation of the “Space2030” Agenda for consideration
by the Committee at its sixty-ninth session;
22. Notes with satisfaction the establishment of the Action Team on Lunar
Activities Consultation of the Committee to facilitate international consultations to
ensure that lunar activities are conducted in a safe, peaceful and transparent manner,
and welcomes the establishment of the Bureau and the endorsement of the workplan
of the Action Team;25
23. Emphasizes the central role of the Office in promoting international
cooperation in the exploration and peaceful uses of outer space for economic, social
and scientific development, in particular for the benefit of developing countries;
24. Notes with satisfaction the programme of work undertaken by the Office
in 2025 to strengthen international cooperation in the conduct of space activities for
peaceful purposes and the use of space science and technology and their applications
towards the achievement of the internationally agreed Sustainable Development
Goals, including the workshops and symposiums conducted to build capacity, the
assistance provided to developing countries, at their request, in the development of
national space policy and legislation in conformity with international space law, and
actions implemented to strengthen institutional capacity in space activities;
25. Welcomes, in that regard, the activities being carried out by the Office to
promote gender equality and the increased role of women in space activities,
including through targeted capacity-building and technical advisory activities, and
efforts to encourage enhanced involvement of women and girls in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics education, and invites Member States to make voluntary
contributions to those activities;
26. Requests the Office to continue to apprise the Committee and its Scientific
and Technical Subcommittee and Legal Subcommittee, at their respective sessions in
2026, of the status of its capacity-building activities;
27. Recognizes with appreciation the capacity-building activities under the
United Nations Programme on Space Applications, which provide unique benefits for
Member States, in particular developing countries, participating in those activities,
and calls upon the Office to further its support in this regard, particularly to
developing countries;26
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24 Resolution 76/3, para. 30.
25 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eightieth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/80/20),
paras. 253 and 257 and annex I.
26 See A/AC.105/1338, para. 41.
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28. Notes with satisfaction the activities carried out under the United Nations
Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency
Response (UN-SPIDER), and recognizes the significant achievements made and the
advisory support provided to Member States, in particular to developing countries,
within the framework of UN-SPIDER since its establishment in 2006 27 with the
valuable contributions of its network of regional support offices, and encourages
Member States, on a voluntary basis, to provide the programme with the additional
resources necessary to address the increasing demand for support successfully and in
a timely manner, while taking into consideration recent natural disaster events,
including severe weather and sea-level rise due to climate change;
29. Reiterates the importance of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015–2030, 28 in which the value of space-based technology and Earth
observation for disaster management and emergency response is recognized, and, in
that regard, notes with satisfaction the efforts of the Office and its UN-SPIDER
programme towards promoting international cooperation as a way to enhance the use
of space-based technologies and related services at the national and local levels in
contributing to the implementation of the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development;
30. Notes with satisfaction the continuous progress made by the International
Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems with the support of the Office, in
its capacity as executive secretariat of the International Committee, towards achieving
compatibility and interoperability among global and regional space-based
positioning, navigation and timing systems and in the promotion of the use of global
navigation satellite systems and their integration into national infrastructure,
particularly in developing countries, and notes with appreciation that the International
Committee held its nineteenth meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 20 to
24 October 2025;
31. Notes with appreciation that the regional centres for space science and
technology education, affiliated to the United Nations, namely, the African regional
centres for space science and technology education in the French and English
languages, located in Morocco and Nigeria, respectively, the Regional Centre for
Space Science and Technology Education for Asia and the Pacific, located in China,
the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific,
located in India, the Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education
for Latin America and the Caribbean, with campuses located in Brazil and Mexico,
and the Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Western
Asia, located in Jordan, have continued their education programmes in 2025,
encourages the regional centres to continue to promote greater participation of women
in their education programmes, and agrees that the regional centres should continue
to report to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space on their activities;
32. Emphasizes that regional and interregional cooperation in the field of
space activities is essential to strengthen the peaceful uses of outer space, assist
Member States in the development of their space capabilities and contribute to the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to that end requests
relevant regional organizations and their groups of experts to offer the assistance
necessary so that countries can carry out the recommendations of regional
conferences, and in that regard notes the importance of the equal participation of
women in all fields of science and technology;
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27 See resolution 61/110.
28 Resolution 69/283, annex II.
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33. Recognizes, in that regard, the important role played by such organizations
as the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization and the European Space Agency
and by conferences and other mechanisms, such as the African Leadership Conference
on Space Science and Technology for Sustainable Development, the Asia-Pacific
Regional Space Agency Forum and the Space Conference of the Americas, in
strengthening regional and international cooperation among States;
34. Recalls the adoption of the African Space Policy and Strategy by the
Assembly of the African Union at its twenty-sixth ordinary session, held in Addis
Ababa on 30 and 31 January 2016, also recalls that this achievement marks the first
step towards the realization of an African outer space programme within the
framework of the African Union Agenda 2063, and welcomes in that regard the
inauguration of the African Space Agency, headquartered in Egypt;
35. Emphasizes the need to increase the benefits of space technology and its
applications and to contribute to an orderly growth of space activities favourable to
sustained economic growth and sustainable development in all countries, including
strengthening sustainable spatial data infrastructure at the regional and national levels
and building resilience to reduce the consequences of disasters, in particular in
developing countries;
36. Reiterates the need to promote the benefits of space technology and its
applications in the major United Nations conferences and summits for economic,
social and cultural development and related fields, and recognizes that the
fundamental significance of space science and technology and their applications for
global, regional, national and local sustainable development processes should be
promoted in the formulation of policies and programmes of action and their
implementation, including through efforts towards achieving the objectives of those
conferences and summits and in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development;
37. Encourages Member States, to that end, to promote the inclusion in those
conferences, summits and processes of the relevance of space science and technology
applications and the use of space-derived geospatial data, and in general, space-based
data and infrastructures, with the involvement of the Office;
38. Encourages the Office to take active part in those conferences, summits
and processes and other activities in support of their objectives, as appropriate, and
to conduct capacity-building activities, hold lectures and participate in academic and
research activities to foster international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer
space;
39. Urges the Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities (UN-Space),
under the leadership of the Office, to continue to examine how space science and
technology and their applications could contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, and encourages entities of the United Nations system to increase their
collaboration, including through UN-Space, with a view to better coordinating their
data-sharing, building United Nations system capacity and cooperating on the
procurement of space-based information, to achieve cost savings in that regard, to
accelerate the application of space assets in order to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals, and to participate, as appropriate, in UN-Space coordination
efforts;
40. Encourages the Office to continue to conduct capacity-building and
outreach activities associated with space security and transparency and confidence-
building measures in outer space activities, as appropriate, and within the context of
the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, in particular for developing
countries;
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41. Also encourages the Office to explore existing avenues and new
opportunities to increase its capability to meet the growing demand for support to
strengthen the capacity of countries, in particular developing countries, in using space
science and technology and their applications and to inform the Committee of those
efforts;
42. Agrees that the Office should pursue greater engagement with industry and
private sector entities to further their support for and contributions to the overall work
of the Office;29
43. Appeals to Governments, the relevant entities of the United Nations
system, intergovernmental and non‑governmental organizations, institutions, industry
and private sector entities and individuals to urgently increase their voluntary
contributions to the trust fund in support of the United Nations Programme on the
Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in order to support the efforts of the Office to secure
additional resources to facilitate the full implementation of its programme of work,
including, where appropriate, the financing of special projects, and otherwise to assist
the Office in carrying out technical cooperation and assistance activities, in particular
for developing countries;
44. Recalls that the Western European and other States, the Asia-Pacific States
and the Eastern European States have nominated their candidates for the offices of
Chair of the Committee, Chair of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and First
Vice-Chair of the Committee, respectively, for the period 2026–2027,30 notes that the
Latin American and Caribbean States have nominated their candidates for the office
of Chair of the Legal Subcommittee for 2026 and 2027, and urges the African States
to nominate their candidate for the office of Second Vice-Chair/Rapporteur of the
Committee for the period 2026–2027, before the next session of the Committee, to be
held in 2026;31
45. Reiterates, with regard to the composition of the bureaux of the Committee
and its subcommittees for the period 2026–2027, 32 that the Committee and its
subcommittees should elect their officers at their respective sessions in 2026 in
accordance with that composition;
46. Urges the African States, the Asia-Pacific States, the Eastern European
States, the Latin American and Caribbean States and the Western European and other
States to nominate their candidates for the offices of Chair of the Scientific and
Technical Subcommittee, First Vice-Chair of the Committee, Chair of the Legal
Subcommittee, Chair of the Committee and Second Vice-Chair/Rapporteur of the
Committee, respectively, for the period 2028–2029, before the next session of the
Committee, to be held in 2026;33
47. Endorses the decision of the Committee to grant permanent observer status
to the African Space Agency;34
48. Also endorses the decision of the Committee to grant the status of observer
to the International Council on Monuments and Sites, the Alliance for Collaboration
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29 Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-second Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/72/20),
para. 326.
30 Ibid., Seventy-ninth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/79/20), paras. 380 and 381; and official
communications from the Office for Outer Space Affairs to States members of the Committee,
dated 18 and 25 October 2024.
31 Official Records of the General Assembly, Eightieth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/80/20),
paras. 301 and 302.
32 Ibid., Fifty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/58/20), para. 12 and annex II.
33 Ibid., Eightieth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/80/20), paras. 303 and 304.
34 Ibid., paras. 308 and 309.
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in the Exploration of Space (ACES Worldwide), the Lunar Policy Platform
Foundation, AeroAI Global Solutions, Inc., and Women in Aerospace Europe, in
accordance with the procedures of the Committee;35
49. Encourages the regional groups to promote active participation in the work
of the Committee and its subsidiary bodies by the States members of the Committee
that are also members of the respective regional groups.
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35 Ibid., paras. 310–320.
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