United NationsOffice for Outer Space Affairs

Working Group on the "Space2030" Agenda    

Established in 2018 by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space pursuant to General Assembly resolution  73/6 entitled "Fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: space as a driver of sustainable development". Documents and meeting information are available below.

General Assembly Adopts Resolution Outlining Global Blueprint for Using Space Science, Technology Applications to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

• Document A/RES/76/3:  The "Space2030" Agenda: space as a driver of sustainable development
• Document A/76/L.3/Add.1 Main sponsor- and co-sponsoring countries
• General Assembly plenary item 30, Space as a driver of sustainable development, 25 October 2021:
• Press release: General Assembly Adopts Resolution Outlining Global Blueprint for Using Space Science, Technology Applications to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals   

Meetings of the Working Group during the 64th session of COPUOS, 25 August to 3 September 2021

• Final endorsed "Space2030" Agenda and implementation plan, COPUOS report, Annex II
• Document before COPUOS: "Consolidated draft "Space2030" agenda and implementation plan: Working paper submitted by the Bureau of the Working Group on the "Space2030" Agenda" ( A/AC.105/L.321)
• Indicative schedule of meetings (see Annotated provisional agenda, final pages)
• COPUOS 2021  webpage

Workplan of the Working Group for 2021

As per document A/75/20, "Decisions and actions by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its Legal Subcommittee, taken by written procedure", paragraphs 30-32, the Committee decided to extend the Working Group's work plan for one year to finalize its work. The Working Group in 2021 is scheduled to meet:

• During the 60th session of the Legal Subcommittee, 31 May - 11 June 2021
• During the 64th session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 25 August - 3 September 2021
• GA resolution 75/92 "Continuity of the work of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its subsidiary bodies"
• Revised draft "Space230" agenda and implementation plan: Working paper submitted by the Bureau of the Working Group on the "Space2030" Agenda" (A/AC.105/C.2/L.316) -  in all official lUN languages

For information - cancellation of the meetings of the Working Group during the 63rd sessions of COPUOS, 17-26 June 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic

• More information on  COPUOS webpage 2020

For information - cancellation of the meetings of the Working Group during the 59th session of the Legal Subcommittee, 23 March - 3 April 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic

• Cancellation of the 59th session of the Legal Subcommittee and the meetings of the Working Group on the "Space2030" Agenda

Meetings of the Working Group during the 57th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 3-14 February 2020

• Conference room paper 16 containing revised draft "Space2030" agenda and implementation plan: Working paper submitted by the Bureau of the Working Group on the "Space2030" Agenda" (A/AC.105/C.1/2020/CRP.16*)
• Draft "Space2030" agenda and implementation plan: Working paper submitted by the Bureau of the Working Group on the "Space2030" Agenda" (A/AC.105/C.1/L.382) 
• Annotated provisional agenda - including indicative schedule of work of the Working Group, 3-14 February 2020

Meetings of the Working Group during the 62nd session of COPUOS, 12 - 21 June 2019

• NV to States members of the Committee (CU 2019/324), 16 July 2019
• Revised Zero draft of the "Space2030" Agenda and implementation plans (A/AC.105/2019/CRP.15) - available in English only
• Zero draft - The "Space2030" agenda (consolidated), document (A/AC.105./L.317) - available in all official UN languages
• Report of the Working Group on the "Space2030" Agenda of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space_ as amended and adopted

Meetings of the Working Group during the 58th session of the Legal Subcommittee, 1-12 April 2019

• Revised Zero draft - The "Space2030" Agenda: Space as a driver of sustainable development: Working paper by the Bureau (CRP. 24)
• Zero draft - The "Space2030" Agenda: Space as a driver of sustainable development: Working paper by the Bureau (CRP.10) 
• Draft structure of a "Space2030" agenda and implementation plan (revised) (A/AC.105/C.2/L.307): Working paper by the Bureau
• Summary report of the work of the Working Group during the 58th session of the Legal Subcommittee (A/AC.105/1203, Annex III

Meetings of the Working Group during the 56th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 11-22 February 2019

• Summary report of the work of the Working Group during the 56th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (A/AC.105/1202, Annex IV)
• Working paper by the Bureau of the Working Group on a draft structure of a "Space2030" agenda_ guidance document, based on discussions held at the meetings of the WG during 56th STSC session
• Proposal by the Bureau of the Working Group on a draft structure of a "Space2030" agenda, available in all official UN languages, for consideration at the upcoming meetings of the Working Group during the 56th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 11-22 February 2019
• Conference Room Paper 4 "Method of work of the Working Group on the "Space2030 Agenda of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space". Note by the Bureau of the Working Group.

Intersessional consultations of the Working Group, 8-12 October 2018:

The newly established Working Group held intersessional consultations from  8 to 12 October 2018 at the Vienna International Centre to establish its workplan and method of work:

• Method of work and workplan of the Working Group

• Information summary and way forward
• Information for States members of the Committee on a draft structure of the "Space2030" agenda

Documents for consideration:

• General Assembly resolution 73/6 entitled "Fiftieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: space as a driver of sustainable development"
• Fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and global governance of outer space activities (A/AC.105/1137)
• The "Space2030" agenda and the global governance of outer space activities, Note by the Secretariat (A/AC.105/1166)

  UNISPACE+50 Thematic priority reports

• Thematic Priority 1: Global partnership in space exploration and innovation
  Thematic Priority 2: Legal regime of outer space and global space governance: current and future perspectives
  Thematic Priority 3: Enhanced information exchange on space objects and events 
  Thematic Priority 4: International framework for space weather services
  Thematic Priority 5: Strengthened space cooperation for global health
  Thematic Priority 6: International cooperation towards low-emission and resilient societies
  Thematic Priority 7: Capacity-building for the twenty-first century

Further decisions related to the work of the newly established Working Group are available in the Report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space at its sixty-first session, 20-29 June 2018, paras. 358-363.