United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response - UN-SPIDER
About UN-SPIDER
In its
resolution 61/110 of 14 December 2006 the United Nations General Assembly agreed to establish the
"United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response - UN-SPIDER" as a new United Nations programme, with the following mission statement:
"Ensure that all countries and international and regional organizations have access to and develop the capacity to use all types of space-based information to support the full disaster management cycle".
Whereas there have been a number of initiatives in recent years that have contributed to making space technologies available for humanitarian and emergency response UN-SPIDER is the first to focus on the need to ensure access to and use of such solutions during all phases of the disaster, including the risk reduction phase which will significantly contribute to an increasing reduction in loss of lives and property.
The UN-SPIDER programme is achieving this by focusing on being a
gateway to space information for disaster management support, by serving as a
bridge to connect the disaster management and space communities and by being a
facilitator of capacity-building and institutional strengthening, in particular for developing countries.
UN-SPIDER is being implemented as an open network of providers of space-based solutions to support disaster management activities. Besides Vienna (where UNOOSA is located), the Programme also has an office in Bonn, Germany and will also have an office in Beijing, China. Additionally, the Asian Disaster Reduction Center, Algeria, I.R. Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, South Africa, and Ukraine are setting up UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices.
Read more about space technology and disaster management.
Reports and Documents
Below is an index of online documentation related to UN-SPIDER. Documents are
available in all official languages of the United Nations and are added on a regular basis. The hypertext links indicate the format of the document and the language version, where: A - عربي; C - 中文; E - English; F- Français; R - Русский; S - Español. Click on the appropriate link to download the required language and format.
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عربي
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English
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Русский
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Español
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Series: A/AC.105/
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A/AC.105/955
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2009
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Report on activities carried out in 2009 in the framework of the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response
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A/AC.105/952
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2009
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Outreach activities carried out in 2009 in the framework of the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response
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A/AC.105/947
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2009
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Capacity-building strategy of the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response
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A/AC.105/937
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2009
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United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response: workplan for the biennium 2010-2011
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A/AC.105/929
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2009
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Report on activities carried out in 2008 in the framework of the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response
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A/AC.105/927
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2009
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Outreach activities carried out in 2008 in the framework of the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response Report of the Secretariat
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A/AC.105/916
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2008
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Outreach activities carried out in 2007 in the framework of the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response Report of the Secretariat
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A/AC.105/899
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2008
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Report on activities carried out in 2007 in the framework of the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response
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A/AC.105/894
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2007
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United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response: programme for the period 2007-2009 and workplan for the biennium 2008-2009
Report of the Secretariat
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A/AC.105/893
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2007
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United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response
Report of the Secretary-General
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General Assembly resolution
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A/RES/62/217 |
2007
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International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space
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A/RES/61/110 |
2006
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United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response
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If a document is unavailable online, please send an email to "oosa (at) unvienna.org" including your name, address and the symbol or title of the required document.