18 November 1981

63rd plenary meeting

Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolutions 33/16 of 10 November 1978, 34/67 of 5 December 1979 and 35/15 of 3 November 1980 concerning the convening as well as the preparation of the Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, to be held in Vienna from 9 to 21 August 1982,

Having considered the report submitted to the General Assembly by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in its capacity as Preparatory Committee for the Conference,

1. Approves the recommendations contained in the report of the Preparatory Committee for the Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space concerning, in particular, the publicity arrangements, the outline of the draft report, the provisional rules of procedure, the schedule of meetings and the officers of the Conference;

2. Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations Programme on Space Applications for the holding of regional seminars related to the preparation of the Conference, as well as to all the Governments which have acted as hosts to these seminars;

3. Expresses its concern that all the officers necessary for the preparation of the Conference have not yet been appointed;

4. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to make all the necessary appointments without further delay, and in any case not later than 31 December 1981, in order to ensure the efficient preparation of the Conference;

5. Invites Member States actively to promote, to the extent possible, public awareness of the Conference through their national radio and television networks, as well as through the efficient use of other mass media;

6. Requests the Preparatory Committee and its Advisory Committee to continue the preparatory work for the Conference;

7. Commends the Secretary-General of the Conference for the

satisfactory arrangements for the Conference;

8. Requests the Secretary-General of the Conference to continue fulfilling his mandate and to mobilize further assistance of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat and other relevant services of the United Nations system as well as of the non-governmental organizations in disseminating effectively information on the Conference to ensure world-wide awareness of the Conference and its objective;

9. Requests the Conference to submit a report to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session.