# @unoosa on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-06-10T16:47:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UNOOSA (@unoosa) — https://gondola.cc/unoosa

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The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space kicked off its 69th session today in Vienna! 🚀 We welcomed 6️⃣ new Member States: Côte d'Ivoire🇨🇮, the Gambia🇬🇲, Honduras🇭🇳, the Maldives🇲🇻, Malta🇲🇹 and Zimbabwe🇿🇼, bringing total membership to 110 States alongside requests from The Bahamas🇧🇸, Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬, Serbia🇷🇸 and Uganda🇺🇬.

🤝Applications to observe were also received from AstroAccess, AstroAid Foundation, Center for Advocacy and Global Growth (CAGG), Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Chilean Space Association (ACHIDE), Cosmic Footprint Society, and Latin American Association of Air and Space Law (ALADA). 

🔥Key highlights from today:

📢UNOOSA Director Aarti Holla-Maini said: “The Committee continues to make tangible progress on space resources, nuclear power sources, planetary defence, space situational awareness, information-sharing, and lunar coordination. This work directly responds to urgent current and future operational priorities.”

Prof. Teodoro Valente of Italy, Head of the Italian Space Agency🇮🇹 was elected as COPUOS Chair. In his opening remarks, he said: "As Chair, and as head of a space agency, I see great opportunities ahead to strengthen cooperation, support innovation, and expand exploration responsibly... The eyes of the world are on us, and the Committee must show that it can respond effectively and efficiently and keep pace with today’s space economy. " He joins First Vice-Chair Ms. Melita Župevc of Slovenia🇸🇮 and Second Vice-Chair and Rapporteur Mr. Akeem Babatunde Rabiu of Nigeria🇳🇬, for 2026-2027.

🌍 UN-SPIDER is now a recognised operational partner within the UN humanitarian system, leveraging space technology in support of disaster response worldwide.

💡The newly announced Space4Resilience initiative will support Small Island Developing States in building resilience in the face of sea level rise, using space and AI-powered digital twin solutions.

🛰️ We unveiled a new Space Solutions Gateway with over 1,000 solutions in its beta platform, bridging the gap between space capabilities and the needs of Member States.

🛸 UNOOSA and JAXA also announced the winners of the 9th round of #KiboCUBE! 🇹🇭🇸🇻

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