✨🇺🇳 On the final day of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (
#COPUOS2025), United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) Amina J. Mohammed delivered a powerful address, reminding attendees that “Space is not the final frontier. It is the foundation of our present.” 🔥5 key takeaways:
1️⃣ All six
#SDG acceleration areas (food, energy, connectivity, education, environment, jobs) rely on space technologies.
2️⃣ Space benefits everyone, yet fewer than half of UN Member States have a satellite. UNOOSA’s capacity-building work brings space-based solutions to those who need them most.
3️⃣ In a time of tight budgets, we must direct capital toward high-impact solutions. Space is one of them. Every $1 invested in space returns up to $8 to the economy.
4️⃣ UNOOSA’s Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit is a vital step towards inclusion. When we leave talent on the sidelines, we all lose.
#Space4Women
5️⃣ As the space sector accelerates, we need a strong
#UNOOSA and strong
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