United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space	9
United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space canonical	7
Ad Hoc Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space	1
United Nations Ad Hoc Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3775279 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
Context triple: [United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, supportsBody, United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space]

A. United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is the UN agency responsible for promoting international cooperation in the peaceful use and exploration of outer space and for administering the main treaties governing space activities.
B. Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space is a United Nations body that addresses scientific, technical, and legal issues related to the peaceful exploration and use of outer space.
C. Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
The Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space is a United Nations body responsible for developing and reviewing international space law and legal frameworks governing activities in outer space.
D. European Space Agency
The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to space exploration and research, coordinating the space activities of its European member states and partnering with major space agencies worldwide.
E. European Space Research Organisation
The European Space Research Organisation was an intergovernmental scientific body founded in the 1960s to coordinate and develop space research among European countries, and later merged into what became the European Space Agency.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
Target entity description: The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space is a UN body that develops international norms and cooperation for the peaceful exploration and use of outer space.

A. United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is the UN agency responsible for promoting international cooperation in the peaceful use and exploration of outer space and for administering the main treaties governing space activities.
B. Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space is a United Nations body that addresses scientific, technical, and legal issues related to the peaceful exploration and use of outer space.
C. Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
The Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space is a United Nations body responsible for developing and reviewing international space law and legal frameworks governing activities in outer space.
D. European Space Agency
The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to space exploration and research, coordinating the space activities of its European member states and partnering with major space agencies worldwide.
E. European Space Research Organisation
The European Space Research Organisation was an intergovernmental scientific body founded in the 1960s to coordinate and develop space research among European countries, and later merged into what became the European Space Agency.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations committee ⓘ intergovernmental organization body ⓘ
country	Austria ⓘ
establishedBy	United Nations General Assembly resolution 1472 (XIV) ⓘ
fieldOfWork	international cooperation in outer space ⓘ peaceful uses of outer space ⓘ space law ⓘ space policy ⓘ
hasMandate	address emerging issues in outer space activities ⓘ develop international space law ⓘ encourage the use of space science and technology for sustainable development ⓘ promote international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space ⓘ strengthen the legal and regulatory framework for space activities ⓘ
hasMember	Argentina ⓘ Australia ⓘ Austria ⓘ Belgium ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ Chile ⓘ China ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ Hungary ⓘ India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Iran ⓘ Israel ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Norway ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Poland ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Republic of Korea ⓘ linked to: South Korea Romania ⓘ Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: Russia Saudi Arabia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
hasSubcommittee	Legal Subcommittee ⓘ Scientific and Technical Subcommittee ⓘ linked to: Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
headquartersLocation	Austria ⓘ Vienna ⓘ
inception	1959 ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalForm	subsidiary body of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
meetsAt	United Nations Office at Vienna ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ⓘ
partOf	United Nations ⓘ United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
shortName	UNCOPUOS ⓘ linked to: UN COPUOS STSC
subordinateTo	United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee ⓘ linked to: Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs → supportsBody → United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ⓘ

UN General Assembly Resolution 2222 (XXI) → relatedBody → Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ⓘ