Guillaume Loonis Quélen took part in the breakout group on debris mitigation and remediation at the United Nations Conference on Space Law and Policy, Vienna, 19-21 November 2024. Its work is reflected in report A/AC.105/1352.
The conference, organized within the framework of the work of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, contributed to international discussions on the development of new standards related to space debris management. It aimed to promote understanding and implementation of United Nations treaties and principles concerning space, while facilitating the exchange of information on national policies and legislation. Participants examined the contribution of space law to sustainable economic development, contemporary challenges in international space law, as well as ways to strengthen regional and international cooperation. The conference also emphasized university education in space law and explored new legal fields to reconcile the divergent interests of States.