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Yuri’s Night 2023 – Zagreb.

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                 Join the Yuri’s Night 2023 in  Zagreb, Croatia . Date:2023-Apr-14 to 15 Time: 06:00 PM (PDT) -  01:00 AM (PDT) Where: Pivana 1892, Ilica, Zagreb, Croatia. We invite all Earthlings and aliens, geeks, Trekkies, Mandalorians, lovers of space, beer lovers, and party animals to join us at a unique event – Yuri’s Night in Zagreb, Croatia, the celebration of the flight of the first man to space – and soon to launch – the first Croatian satellite – CroCube! Take part in an interesting lecture by Captain Daniela Jović on the CroCube mission updates, and a lecture on astrophysics by scientist Lana Ceraj, show everyone how much you know about the composition of the Venusian atmosphere and Captain Picard’s tea in the big Space Pub Quiz, and for those from planets Instagram and TikTok we have prepared numerous fun activities such as taking pictures with the astronaut mascot, the 3D replica of the CroCube satellite, or our h...

Sustainability in Space for sustainability on Earth - WORLD SPACE FORUM.

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Launched in November 2019, the WORLD SPACE FORUM is a new event series hosted by the United Nations that is built on the recommendations generated at three High-Level Fora held from 2016 to 2018. The sequence of Fora demonstrated the growing interest of an increasing number of actors in discussing the future of space and international cooperation along the pillars of space economy , space society , space accessibility and space diplomacy .  Going forward, the World Space Forum will take the place of the High-Level Forum. As the only Office in the United Nations system that deals exclusively with the peaceful uses of outer space, UNOOSA is in a unique position to bring together all relevant stakeholders to make a difference and to ensure that the benefits of space are available to the broadest possible user base, in all countries around the world. As we look ahead to the future and welcome more actors to the space arena, international cooperation for a sustainable space environ...

Space Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals

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  Economic development, social development and environmental protection form the three pillars of sustainable development. Politicians, academics and leaders in business and science are challenged to use this framework to create lasting, economically effective and healthy societies in a world with finite resources. Earth observation from space is a cost-effective way of obtaining unbiased and essential data on the physical world. Decision makers use this information to understand trends, evaluate needs, and create sustainable development policies and programmes in the best interest of all populations.

How space can be used in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

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  SPACE4SDGS: SPACE SUPPORTING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ROUNDTABLE: SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UN-SPACE: UNITED NATIONS COORDINATION OF OUTER SPACE ACTIVITIES UNOOSA ACTIVITIES ON SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND UN-SPACE SPECIAL REPORTS THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS REPORT 2015: Read how geospatial data can support monitoring in many aspects of development, from health care to natural resource management SPACE AND THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA See below for recent documents relating to Sustainable Development. For more documents, search the Documents Database .