World Chronicle 803: Mazlan Othman, OOSA

Michael Littlejohns interviews Dr. Mazlan Othman, Director of the United Nations Office For Outer Space Affairs (OOSA), for World Chronicle program 803.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / World Chronicle
• Video Length: 00:28:02
• Production Date: 3 October 2000
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: COLUM LYNCH; MAZLAN OTHMAN; MICHAEL LITTLEJOHNS; ROBERT HOLLOWAY
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR OUTER SPACE AFFAIRS - UNOOSA; UNITED NATIONS
• Subject Topical: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; OUTER SPACE; SPACE SCIENCES; UNITED NATIONS ROLE
• MAMS Id: 2153249
• Parent Id: 824831

Description

OUTER SPACE: THE UN ROLE

The United Nations has played an important role in mitigating potential military confrontation by promoting international cooperation and developing a legal framework for the peaceful uses of outer space. OOSA, the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs, prepares and distributes reports, studies and publications on various fields of space science and technology applications, international space law and international cooperation in those areas. In this edition of World Chronicle, Dr. Mazlan Othman, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, talks about space exploration and human development.

• Scripts: File; 803.pdf (33.43 KB)