Space Renaissance International works at the United Nations to bring civilian space development into the global agenda. Since June 2024 SRI is an observer at the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), and takes part in its sessions in Vienna with technical presentations, speeches and side events. With the Space 18th SDG Coalition, SRI proposes an 18th Sustainable Development Goal on space, and holds public events in New York during the UN General Assembly.
Observer at UN COPUOS
SRI was granted provisional observer status for three years at the 67th COPUOS session (Vienna, 19–28 June 2024), together with four other NGOs. After the provisional period, SRI will be eligible to become a Permanent Observer. Read the press release.
Our work at the UN
- June 2026 – COPUOS 69th session, Vienna. The SRI delegation (Bernard Foing, Gülin Dede, Werner Grandl, Enes Beşli) gave two technical presentations. Report · Videos
- 16 April 2026 – Side event at the COPUOS Legal Subcommittee: “Operationalising Space as a Cross-Cutting Enabler of Sustainable Development: Perspectives on an Emerging 18th SDG Articulation”, convened by Dr. Gülin Dede at UNOOSA and broadcast by the United Nations. More
- February 2026 – COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 63rd session. Presentations by Werner Grandl and Adriano V. Autino. Videos and gallery
- February 2025 – COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 62nd session. Delegation: Adriano V. Autino, Bernard Foing, Marie-Luise Heuser, Werner Grandl. Report
- November 2024 – SRI proposes a United Nations flag on the Moon. Press release
- 19 September 2024 – “A Space 18th SDG for the Future”, workshop at UN Plaza, New York, during the UN General Assembly and the Summit of the Future. Event · Final recommendation
- August 2024 – SRI starts a critical review of the UN Space2030 Agenda. More
- June 2024 – COPUOS 67th session: SRI becomes an observer; the Space 18th SDG Coalition works with COPUOS to make space truly for all. Press release
- April 2024 – COPUOS Legal Subcommittee, 63rd session. Speeches by Adriano V. Autino (SRI) and Frederick Jenet (NSS), technical presentation by Alfred Anzaldua (NSS). Summary
- 15 September 2023 – “SDG18 Space For All, on Earth and Beyond”, session for the UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) at UN Plaza, New York, with 65 space entities. Final recommendation
- 5 June 2023 – COPUOS 66th session, Vienna: the 18th SDG proposal is announced in a speech by Karlton Johnson on behalf of NSS, SRI and 30 space advocacy organizations. Video · Press release
- July 2018 – UNISPACE+50, Vienna. Adriano V. Autino’s talk · Open letter
- October 2017 – Open letter to the United Nations on the 50th anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty
- September 2016 – “Development is a human right”, open letter to the United Nations
See also: “Space Renaissance at the UN, a personal journey, 2000–2025”, with Amalie Sinclair (SRIC4 webinar).
Papers and presentations
- Werner Grandl, “The Legacy of Gerard K. O’Neill and the Urgency to Start Experimentation on Simulated Gravity”, COPUOS 69, June 2026
- Gülin Dede, “Sustainability Beyond Earth: The Case for an 18th Sustainable Development Goal”, COPUOS 69, June 2026
- Adriano V. Autino, “Living in free-space habitats: a choice of freedom!”, COPUOS STSC 63, 11 February 2026
- Werner Grandl, “Space Habitats and Vehicles Design Humanist Requirements”, COPUOS STSC 63, 5 February 2026
- Adriano V. Autino, “3xE Energy Economy Environment”, COPUOS STSC 62, 7 February 2025
- Alfred Anzaldua (NSS), “Organizing internationally to defeat an enemy of Long Term Sustainability: waste accumulation from careless industrial practices”, COPUOS Legal Subcommittee 63, 19 April 2024
Ongoing studies: the SRI Space Policy Committee
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