https://spacewatch.global/tag/committee-on-the-peaceful-uses-of-outer-space/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:00:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/committee-on-the-peaceful-uses-of-outer-space/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/peter-martinez-appointed-new-executive-director-at-secure-world-foundation/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9817 The Secure World Foundation (SWF), the influential think-tank that focuses on the secure, sustainable, and peaceful uses of space, has announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Martinez as its new Executive Director effective 1 October 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/07/spacewatchgl-oped-it-was-the-best-of-times-it-was-the-worst-of-times-by-michael-simpson/ Sun, 15 Jul 2018 08:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9405 The good, the bad, the great, and the ugly were all on display as the United Nations community gathered in Vienna last month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first UN space policy conference.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/uae-space-agency-to-focus-on-development-goals-at-unispace-50/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 05:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9074 The UAE Space Agency has sent a high level delegation to UNISPACE +50, a symposium and special high-level meeting of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), currently being held in Vienna from 18-22 June 2018. The event is a highlight of the space industry calendar and brings together representatives of the international space sector to discuss a wide variety of related topics]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/08/unoosa-directors-statement-60th-session-committee-peaceful-uses-outer-space/ Sun, 06 Aug 2017 08:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5301 STATEMENT BY SIMONETTA DI PIPPO DIRECTOR UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR OUTER SPACE AFFAIRS (UNOOSA) Sixtieth session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Vienna, 7-16 June 2017 Mr. Chair, distinguished delegates, On behalf of the Office for Outer Space Affairs, I warmly welcome you all to the sixtieth session of the Committee on […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/world-embraces-space-50-year-old-outer-space-treaty-needs-adaptation/ Sun, 16 Jul 2017 08:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5080 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, the centre piece of the international legal regime of all outer space activities. Duncan Blake and Professor Steven Freeland argue that with rapid changes occurring in how space is used, it is time to update the Outer Space Treaty in order […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/space-weather-sustainability-issue/ Sun, 09 Jul 2017 08:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5048 Weather in space is not something you regularly hear about, but it has an everyday impact we should all be aware of. As part of SpaceWatch Middle East’s partnership with Secure World Foundation, we are pleased to publish this essay on space weather and space sustainability by SWF’s Project Manager, Krystal Wilson: Space weather may sound like an […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/01/simonetta-di-pippo/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 08:00:14 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=2758 In the latest SpaceWatch Middle East interview series, Torsten Kriening speaks to Simonetta Di Pippo of UNOOSA. They discuss the work of the World Economic Forum, ‘Future of Space Technologies’ Council. What motivates you about space? I have always been scientifically curious about outer space and its open questions, which motivated my studies. I wanted […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/11/united-nations-united-arab-emirates-high-level-forum-space-driver-socio-economic-development/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 08:00:31 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=2122 More than 100 participants from all parts of the international space community will gather in Dubai from 20 to 24 November 2016 to identify ways to harness space technology and applications for socio-economic development. The first United Nations/United Arab Emirates High Level Forum on Space as a Driver for Socio-Economic Development is organized by the […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/09/challenges-opportunities-kuwaiti-space-programme-part/ Sun, 04 Sep 2016 07:00:22 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=1319 As Kuwait considers its space future, SpaceWatch Middle East contributor Ghanim Alotaibi, a Kuwaiti engineer and Space Generation Advisory Council member, examines some of the challenges Kuwaiti leaders will have to address in the first of a series of articles that will be published in the coming weeks. Introduction Two years ago, a committee was formed by the […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/07/egypt-syria-propose-using-satellites-counter-terrorism-un-space-meeting/ Thu, 07 Jul 2016 07:00:12 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=945 Egypt, backed by Syria, has proposed an in-depth discussion on using satellites to counter terrorism at the United Nation’s space body, the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). The proposal came in the form of a short paper titled “Combating Terrorism using Space Technology,” drafted by Egyptian delegates to COPUOS, and backed […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/06/united-nations-china-agree-increased-space-cooperation/ Wed, 29 Jun 2016 07:00:58 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=875 The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) have agreed on 16 June 2016 to work together to develop the space capabilities of United Nations Member States via opportunities on-board China’s future space station. Following the signing of a Framework Agreement and a Funding Agreement earlier this […]]]>