United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

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United Nations office intergovernmental organization body

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is the UN agency responsible for promoting international cooperation in the peaceful use and exploration of outer space and for administering the main treaties governing space activities.

Aliases (3)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations office → intergovernmental organization body →
abbreviation	UNOOSA →
administers	Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies → Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space → Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects → Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space → Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space → Declaration on International Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for the Benefit and in the Interest of All States → Principles Governing the Use by States of Artificial Earth Satellites for International Direct Television Broadcasting → Principles Relating to Remote Sensing of the Earth from Outer Space → Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space → Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies →
coordinates	48.234°N 16.414°E →
country	Austria →
dateFormed	1958 → 1962 → 1992 →
establishedBy	United Nations General Assembly →
fieldOfWork	capacity-building in space science and technology → disaster management using space-based information → space applications for development → space law → space policy →
headquartersLocation	Austria → Vienna →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalMandate	United Nations General Assembly resolution 1348 (XIII) → United Nations General Assembly resolution 1472 (XIV) → United Nations General Assembly resolution 3235 (XXIX) →
locatedIn	Vienna International Centre →
mandate	administer the United Nations treaties and principles on outer space → assist Member States in the use of space science and technology for sustainable economic and social development → promote international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space → support the intergovernmental discussion of outer space issues in the United Nations →
parentOrganization	United Nations →
partOf	United Nations Secretariat →
predecessor	United Nations Outer Space Affairs Division →
programme	United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response → United Nations Programme on Space Applications →
shortName	UN-SPIDER host office → UNOOSA →
supportsBody	Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space → Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space → United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space →
website	https://www.unoosa.org/ →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
UNOV → United Nations Office at Vienna →	hosts
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ("UNOOSA") →	abbreviation
China National Space Administration →	collaboratesWith
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ("United Nations Outer Space Affairs Division") →	predecessor
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ("United Nations Programme on Space Applications") →	programme
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ("UNOOSA") →	shortName
International Day of Human Space Flight →	UNBodyInvolved