Fostering Space for Africa

4 July 2009

The International Astronautical Federation (IAF), along with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UN-OOSA), organised a briefing to African Permanent Missions in Vienna entitled "Fostering Space for Africa". It was held at the premises of the United Nations in Vienna, Austria on 3 June 2009.

UN-OOSA Director Mazlan Othman presented the Africa Report of the United Nations Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities and Peter Martinez, representative of South African delegation introduced "Opportunities offered by Space to Africa".

More information, including presentations and speeches, are available here: http://www.iafastro.org/index.php?id=123&no_cache=1&tx_iaffocuson_pi1[tt_single]=top&tx_iaffocuson_pi1[pid_back]=1

 


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The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is endorsed by the United Nations and the International Council of Science.