UNOOSA
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
President: Patrick Eduardo Cunillé Paniagua
Chair;
Topic A) Strategies to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence in outer space to ensure global peace, development and prevent militarization
Topic B) Measures to promote fair and sustainable utilization of space resources, seeking equitable access, and collaboration among nations to foster global development in the space economy
Background and faculties
According to the exploration and use of outer space, on December 13th of 1958, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) was founded. It’s an organ that forms part of the General Assembly of the United Nations, whose purpose is to promote international cooperation as well as the use and exploration of outer space with pacific terms, encouraging the use of science and technology, in order to achieve a sustainable economic and social development. Related to this, the Office helps to maintain legal and regulatory frameworks to govern the space activities, likewise working to help the nations, especially the ones in development, to access and take advantage of the benefits of outer space to increase the sustainable development. Currently, the UNOOSA has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and is formed by the Member States of the United Nations.
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, to achieve its objectives, is permitted to:
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Create programs for the prevention and management of disasters in addition to the preservation of the space and terrestrial environment;
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Modificate, create or implement international laws and policies within the framework of international space legislation;
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Develop reports, studies, and publications covering emerging trends, challenges and advancements in space science and technology;
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Provide training, workshops, conferences and portals for the exchange of knowledge among nations;
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Create and refine international frameworks for sustainable space activities.