UAE to Chair UN's Committee on The Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

Omran Sharaf seen at the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space meeting. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The UAE will chair the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).

The 100-member state committee is one of the largest UN committees. It was established by the UN General Assembly in 1959 to govern the exploration and use of space.