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(d) Strengthening the activities of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications to include
the following:
(i)
Facilitating and supporting the development and implementation of space-related projects that
address the operational needs of Member States;
(ii)
Providing support to the regional centres for space science and technology education affiliated
with the United Nations, including the Network of Space Science and Technology Education and
Research Institutions for Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe;
(iii)
Reorienting the long-term fellowship programme;
(iv)
Organizing workshops and conferences on advanced space applications and new system
developments for programme managers and leaders of space technology development and
applications activities;
(v)
Organizing medium-term courses on remote-sensing education for university educators and on
telecommunications and tele-health for professionals;
(vi)
Providing technical advisory services to Member States, on request, on different aspects of space
science and technology and related applications;
(vii)
Promoting cooperation in space applications projects between government establishments,
universities and research institutions and private industry;
(viii)
Organizing an annual public forum to inform the general public of past, ongoing and planned
space activities and the future direction of such activities;
(ix)
Promoting activities for youth, so as to encourage interest among students and young scientists
and engineers;
(x)
Promoting cooperation in the development of educational programmes in space science and
technology for primary and secondary school curricula;
(xi)
Establishing a programme of visits by astronauts, cosmonauts and other space scientists and
engineers to increase knowledge about space-related activities, in particular among young people;
(xii)
Promoting the participation of scientists from developing countries in space science and
planetary exploration;
(xiii)
Initiating programmes to promote the use of satellite communications and Earth observation data
for disaster management and to provide opportunities for professionals to put into practice the
knowledge that they have acquired through training courses;
12. Calls upon the Secretary-General to ensure the availability of the report of UNISPACE III,1
including its proceedings, and to disseminate as widely as possible the results of UNISPACE III, in
particular the Vienna Declaration and the summary of the background and recommendations of
UNISPACE III;
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