During her speech at the meetings of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPOS), Fatima Al Shamsi, Acting Director of the Space Policy and International Relations Department at the UAE Space Agency, reviewed the most prominent features of the agenda of the action plan of the International Expert Group on Space Situational Awareness, stressing the importance of strengthening international cooperation and data exchange to ensure the long-term sustainability of space activities.

In a new achievement added to the UAE’s record of achievements at the international level, Fatima Al Shamsi, Acting Director of the Space Policy and International Relations Department at the UAE Space Agency, gave a presentation on the stages of launching a project to form an international team of experts specialized in space situational awareness.

Fatima Al Shamsi, Acting Director of the Space Policies and International Relations Department at the UAE Space Agency, heads the United Nations’ International Expert Group on Space Situational Awareness, underscoring the UAE’s pioneering role in advancing international cooperation within the space sector.

Fatima Al Shamsi, Acting Director of the Space Policy and International Relations Department at the UAE Space Agency, leads the international team of experts on space situational awareness within the United Nations system, in a move that reflects the UAE’s pioneering role in enhancing international cooperation in the space sector.

The UAE’s speech during the meetings of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPOS), where Abdullah Al Shehhi, Head of the Strategic Research Department at the Emirates Space Agency, reviewed the country’s efforts in employing space technologies and data to support humanitarian responses and manage crises and natural disasters.

Abdullah Al Shehhi, Head of the Strategic Research Department at the Emirates Space Agency, highlights the most prominent topics of discussion at the meetings of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPOS), which were held in the Austrian capital, Vienna.

On the sidelines of the UAE’s participation in the meetings of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPOS), Hamda Abdullah Al Hosani, Space Policy and Legislation Specialist at the Emirates Space Agency, reviewed the highlights of what was discussed during the meetings.