1. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space & Guidelines for the long-term sustainability of outer space activities
Tanya Keusen
Committee, Policy and Legal Affairs Section
UNOOSA

3. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
United Nations &
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
An 18-member ad-hoc Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 1348 (XIII).
Permanent Committee was established and mandated to review international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space – UN GA Res 1472 (XIV).
Establishment of two Subcommittees:
Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC)
Legal Subcommittee (LSC)

4. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
Provides a unique platform at the global level to monitor and discuss developments in the space agenda
Meets in Vienna for 5.5 weeks a year.
Reports to the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly
Current membership: 87 member States and 37 organizations with permanent observer status

5. MEMBER STATES OF COPUOS (10/2018)
ALBANIA
CHILE
IRAQ
NIGERIA
SRI LANKA
ALGERIA
CHINA
ISRAEL
NORWAY
SUDAN
ARGENTINA
COLOMBIA
ITALY
OMAN
SWEDEN
AUSTRALIA
COSTA RICA
JAPAN
PAKISTAN
SWITZERLAND
AUSTRIA
CUBA
JORDAN
PERU
SYRIA
ARMENIA
CHECHIA
KAZAKHSTAN
PHILIPPINES
THAILAND
AZERBAIJAN
DENMARK
KENYA
POLAND
TUNISIA
BAHRAIN
ECUADOR
LEBANON
PORTUGAL
TURKEY
BELARUS
EL SALVADOR
LIBYA
QATAR
UKRAINE
BELGIUM
EGYPT
LUXEMBOURG
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
BENIN
FRANCE
MALAYSIA
ROMANIA
BOLIVIA
GHANA
MEXICO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
UNITED KINGDOM
BRAZIL
GERMANY
MONGOLIA
SAUDI ARABIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BULGARIA
GREECE
MOROCCO
SENEGAL
URUGUAY
BURKINA FASO
HUNGARY
NETHERLANDS
SIERRA LEONE
VENEZUELA
CAMEROON
INDIA
NEW ZEALAND
SLOVAKIA
VIET NAM
CANADA
INDONESIA
NICARAGUA
SOUTH AFRICA
CHAD
IRAN
NIGER
SPAIN

6. PERMANENT OBSERVERS (10/2018)
IGOs
NGOs
AARSE AOCRS ASE
CEOS COSPAR ESPI
EURISY IAA IAASS
IAF IAU IIASA
IATA IISL ILA
ISPRS NSS PSIPW
SCOSTEP SGAC SWF
TPS WSWA ISU
Ibero-American Institute of Aeronautics and Space Law and Commercial Aviation; UNISEC-Global, ESF (ESC).
APSCO
ARSCAW
CRTEAN
ESA
ESO
EUTELSAT-IGO
ISNET
IMSO
INTERSPUTNIK
ITSO

7. Topics under consideration
Space and climate change
Space and sustainable development
Disaster management
Space and water
Space traffic management
Long-term sustainability of outer space activities
Spin-off benefits
Small satellite activities
Near-Earth objects
Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Space weather
Space and
global health

8. UNOOSA Organigram

9. 6-Apr-19
Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities
Established in 2010 under the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (A/AC.105/958, para. 181).
Chaired by Peter Martinez (South Africa).
Tasked to identify areas of concern for the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, propose measures that could enhance sustainability, and produce voluntary guidelines to reduce risks to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities.
Established four expert groups, which developed reports and candidate guidelines.

10. Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities
6-Apr-19
In 2016 the Committee reached consensus on a first set of 12 guidelines (A/71/20, Annex).
In 2018 consensus was reached on a preamble and nine additional guidelines (A/AC.105/1167, Annex III).
Definition
“The long-term sustainability of outer space activities is defined as the ability to maintain the conduct of space activities indefinitely into the future in a manner that realizes the objectives of equitable access to the benefits of the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, in order to meet the needs of the present generations while preserving the outer space environment for future generations.”
Policy and regulatory framework for space activities - 5 guidelines
Safety of space operations - 10 guidelines
International cooperation, capacity-building and awareness - 4 guidelines
Scientific and technical research and development - 2 guidelines

11. Way forward
The Working Group concluded its mandate in It was not able to reach consensus on its final report or on how to refer the preamble and guidelines to the UN General Assembly (A/73/20, para ).
Documents A/AC.105/C.1/L.366 & L.367 for consideration at the STSC
The Committee encouraged States and international intergovernmental organizations to consider implementing the guidelines on a voluntary basis, and to share their experiences with implementation under the Subcommittee’s agenda item (A/73/20, para. 203).
States members of the Committee may develop further written proposals on ways to continue work on the topic, that such proposals may be considered at the fifty-sixth session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (A/73/20, para. 206).