Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities A/RES/75/69 Noting the constructive debates that the Conference on Disarmament has held on this subject and the views expressed by Member States, Recalling the introduction by China and the Russian Federation at the Conference on Disarmament of the draft treaty on prevention of the placement of weapons in outer space and of the threat or use of force against outer space objects, 2 and the submission of its updated version 3 in 2014, Noting that, since 2004, several States 4 have introduced a policy of not being the first State to place weapons in outer space, Expressing regret that, owing to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and unresolved organizational problems within the Disarmament Commission, its working group tasked with preparing recommendations relating to the pract ical implementation of transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities with the goal of preventing an arms race in outer space was not in a position to conduct its work, and stressing the importance of resuming its deliberations, Recognizing that the work within the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, its Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and its Legal Subcommittee, including the promotion of the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, has a fundamental role to play in enhancing transparency and confidence-building among States and in ensuring that outer space is maintained for peaceful purposes, Noting the contribution of Member States that have submitted to the Secretary General concrete proposals on international outer space transparency and confidencebuilding measures pursuant to paragraph 1 of resolution 61/75, paragraph 2 of resolution 62/43, paragraph 2 of resolution 63/68 and paragraph 2 of resolution 64/49, Recalling the work done in 2012 and 2013 by the Group Experts on Transparency and Confidence-building Measures Activities, which was convened by the Secretary-General, on the geographical distribution, to conduct a study on outer space confidence-building measures, of Governmental in Outer Space basis of equitable transparency and Recalling also the consideration of the report of the Group of Governmental Experts, 5 as well as views on the modalities of making practical use of the recommendations contained therein, as set out in the report of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space on its fifty-eighth session, held in 2015, 6 at which it found that the Committee had a fundamental role to play in enhancing transparency and confidence-building among States, as well as in ensuring that outer space is maintained for peaceful purposes, Recalling further that, in its report, the Group of Governmental Experts had recognized the value of the work of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in developing a set of voluntary, non-legally binding guidelines for the longterm sustainability of outer space activities, some of which could be considered as potential transparency and confidence-building measures, while others could enhance the safety of outer space activities and thereby provide the technical basis for the further implementation of additional transparency and confidence-building measures, __________________ 2 3 4 5 6 2/4 See CD/1839. See CD/1985. Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tajikistan, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Viet Nam. A/68/189. Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventieth Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/70/20). 20-16889