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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/53/45
3 February 1999
Fifty-third session
Agenda item 82
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee) (A/53/596)]
53/45.
International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 51/122 of 13 December 1996 and 52/56 of 10 December 1997,
Deeply convinced of the common interest of mankind in promoting the exploration and use of outer
space for peaceful purposes and in continuing efforts to extend to all States the benefits derived therefrom,
and also of the importance of international cooperation in this field, for which the United Nations should
continue to provide a focal point,
Reaffirming the importance of international cooperation in developing the rule of law, including the
relevant norms of space law and their important role in international cooperation for the exploration and
use of outer space for peaceful purposes, and of the widest possible adherence to international treaties that
promote the peaceful uses of outer space,
Concerned about the possibility of an arms race in outer space,
Recognizing that all States, in particular those with major space capabilities, should contribute actively
to the goal of preventing an arms race in outer space as an essential condition for the promotion of
international cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes,
Considering that space debris is an issue of concern to all nations,
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