The United Nations/Germany World Space Forum 2024 „Sustainable Space for Sustainability on Earth“

The United Nations/Germany World Space Forum 2024 „Sustainable Space for Sustainability on Earth“ will take place on 03 – 05 December 2024 in Bonn, Germany. It is jointly organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, and the German Space Agency at DLR on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).

The World Space Forum event series aims to strengthen partnerships and advance the ongoing dialogue among the global community on a wide range of space issues to facilitate socio-economic sustainable development. The Forum promotes the implementation of the „Space2030″ Agenda: space as a driver of sustainable development and its implementation plan“ adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 76/3 through the broad involvement of all relevant space actors.

This year’s event in Bonn, Germany, will have a special focus on the UN Summit of the Future held in September 2024 in New York. The Summit of the Future seeks to enhance cooperation on critical challenges and to address gaps in global governance. The Pact for the Future, to be adopted during the Summit, aims to reaffirm existing commitments and move towards a reinvigorated multilateral system that can effectively tackle future challenges, including the peaceful use of outer space. The World Space Forum 2024 provides an opportunity to draw attention to space solutions that effectively support the areas identified in the Pact, offering an opportunity for participants to discuss its implementation regarding space just three months after its adoption.

Furthermore, the outcomes of the Forum will be reported to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in the context of the upcoming mid-term review of the Space2030 Agenda, adopted by the UN General Assembly.

The World Space Forum brings together experts and policy makers from international, regional, national and local institutions, private organizations, academia, and non-governmental organizations. This multi-stakeholder composition allows for a truly inclusive, diverse and multilateral dialogue around the four pillars of space economy, space society, space accessibility and space diplomacy.

The official language of the event is English.