United Nations Coordination of Outer Space Activities
Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities: 2009
Twenty-ninth session
(4 - 6 March 2009)
The twenty-ninth session of the Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities will be held at the United Nations Office at Vienna, in Vienna, Austria, from 4 - 6 March 2009.
Available online resources
- IAM/2009/CRP.1: Information for Participants (PDF format in English only)
- IAM/2009/CRP.2: List of Participants (PDF format in English only)
- IAM/2009/CRP.3: Provisional agenda (PDF format in English only)
- IAM/2009/CRP.4: List of action items following the twenty-eighth session of the Inter-Agency Meeting (PDF format in English only)
- IAM/2009/CRP.5: Draft report of the Secretary-General on the coordination of space-related activities within the United Nations system: directions and anticipated results for the period 2009-2010 (PDF format in English only)
- IAM/2009/CRP.6: Open Informal Session "Space-related activities of United Nations entities in Africa", Preparations for the Open Informal Session (PDF format in English only)
- IAM/2009/CRP.7: "Space Benefits for Africa" Draft report of the United Nations Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities (PDF format in English only)
- IAM/2009/CRP.8: Contribution of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development for the thematic cluster 2010-2011 (MSWord format in English only)
- IAM/2009/CRP.9: Participation in the process of the Group on Earth Observations (PDF format in English only)
- Guidelines for preparation of submissions for the report of the Secretary-General on coordination of space-related activities within the United Nations system: directions and anticipated results for the period 2009-2010 (PDF format in English only)
- Submissions received for the Report of the Secretary-General on the Coordination of space-related activities within the United Nations system
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Presentations made at the session
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Item 3a: Current and future plans of common interest, including consideration of how the activities of organizations of the United Nations system in the area of space science and technology and its applications relate to their mandated programmes.
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Office for Outer Space Affairs:
United Nations Programme on Space Applications: Briefing on its Activities
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research
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World Meteorological Organization:
Update on WMO's Space-related Activities
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Office for Outer Space Affairs:
United Nations Programme on Space Applications: Briefing on its Activities
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Item 4: Implementation of the recommendations of the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
- Office for Outer Space Affairs: International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG)
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Item 6: Use of spatial data and UNGIWG/UNSDI-related activities.
- Office for Outer Space Affairs: Contributions of United Nations entities to the agenda item on "International cooperation in promoting the use of space-derived geospatial data for sustainable development" at the 52nd Session of COPUOS
- Office for Outer Space Affairs: UNGIWG Updates and Status of UNSDI
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Item 7: Participation in the process of the Group on Earth Observations.
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: GEO Capacity Building Committee
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Item 8: Operational framework and good practices in the use of space-based technologies for disaster risk reduction and emergency response.
- Office for Outer Space Affairs: UN-SPIDER 2008 Activities
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Item 3a: Current and future plans of common interest, including consideration of how the activities of organizations of the United Nations system in the area of space science and technology and its applications relate to their mandated programmes.
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Open Informal Session "Space-related activities of United Nations entities in Africa" (6 March 2009, 1430 hrs, Conference Room II)
- Agenda (PDF format in English only)
- Information for Participants (PDF format in English only)
- Information Note on the Session (PDF format in English only)
- Note Verbale to Permanent Missions:
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Presentations
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Office for Outer Space Affairs:
Activities of the Office for Outer Space Affairs for the
benefit of Africa - International Telecommunications Union: Connect Africa Summit and follow up activities
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Remote sensing tools for cannabis monitoring in Africa
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
Coverage and applications of GIS support to UNHCR
operations in Africa - World Meteorological Organization: Activities supported by WMO in Africa
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: Water resource management in Africa
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Office for Outer Space Affairs:
Activities of the Office for Outer Space Affairs for the
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Inter-Agency Web Discussion Board
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