July 2014
The peaceful use of space
... a broad range of stakeholders in the space arena. International co-operation Within the United Nations, the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) is the primary body for promoting the peaceful use of space for economic, social and...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
... guidelines. European Union proposal The COPUOS initiative did not focus on space security per se because COPUOS addresses the peaceful uses of outer space. Space security activities fall under the mandate of the Conference on Disarmament (CD), which...
May 2024
Prioritising space solutions to accelerate sustainable development
...) has an unequivocal mandate for space. Its Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), which was most recently responsible the long-term sustainability guidelines, was historically the birthplace of the Outer Space Treaty (OST) and all...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... and advise the ad hoc Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), which itself was established by the UN General Assembly to discuss the scientific and legal aspects of exploring and using outer space to benefit humankind. COPUOS became...
January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
... policy has shifted to Vienna and the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS) at the expense of explicit coverage of the security aspects of outer space use. This summer at its annual session, COPUOS was able to agree on an initial...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... agree a series of guidelines to ensure the long-term sustainability of outer space activities was discussed by the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) between 2011 and 2018. Under the able chairmanship of South Africa’s Peter...
