Holy See: Outer space must be preserved as a realm of peace, stability, cooperation
Speaking to a UN General Assembly committee on international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space on Oct. 28, Archbishop Christophe El Kassis, the Holy See's Permanent Observer, said space is a common good entrusted to the whole human family.
He recalled the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which says space exploration should benefit all countries regardless of their level of development, and warned that scientific advances must not create new inequalities or exclusions.
Space-based technologies, he said, are a valuable means of addressing climate change, food insecurity, water scarcity and natural disasters, and he called for greater international cooperation, capacity-building and sharing of scientific knowledge so developing countries can fully benefit. He also urged greater care for the space environment.
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