At the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Switzerland's mission supports international cooperation on the peaceful use of outer space for social and economic development, especially for the benefit of developing countries.
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
On behalf of Switzerland, it is particularly committed to the long-term sustainability of space activities and the promotion of a science-based, depoliticised approach to space policy. Other topics on the UNOOSA agenda include space debris, the application of nuclear energy sources in space, the international response to the threat of asteroid impacts, and the implementation of the legal framework in space.
