At Number 8 of the
#UNOOSATop10 highlights of 2024, we’ve got new members of, and observers to, COPUOS as well as new accessions and ratifications to the Outer Space Treaties:
🇩🇯🇱🇻 New Member States – we were pleased to welcome Djibouti and Latvia to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
👥 New observers to COPUOS - GSOA (Global Satellite Operators Association), the Outer Space Institute, Space Renaissance International and the International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation.
New Accessions or Ratifications to the Outer Space Treaties:
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan acceded to the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies (the ‘Outer Space Treaty’) on 17 October 2024
🇨🇴 Colombia ratified the Outer Space Treaty on 15 April 2024
🇵🇭 The Philippines acceded to the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space (the ‘Registration Convention’) on 14 ...