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Article: UN committee discusses International Space Year. (1992) (Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space)(includes related articles on remote-sensing and space technology)
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- September 1, 1989
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UN Committee discusses International Space Year
The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space at its 1989 session (5-16 June, New York) recommended that the General Assembly endorse the initiative of international scientific organizations and bodies to designate 1992 as International Space Year.
It also recommended that international co-operation be promoted through that Year, for the benefit and in the interests of all States, taking into particular account the needs of developing countries. In that context, training and educational capabilities of the UN Space Applications Programme should be used to bring about a meaningful role for the United ...