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How Does the United Nations Contribute to the Worldwide Development of Astronomy?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

H.J. Haubold
H.J. Haubold*
Affiliation:
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Vienna International Centre, 1400 Vienna, Austria e-mail: hhaubold@solar.Stanford.edu

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Of the 185 countries that are Member States of the United Nations, nearly 100 have professional or amateur astronomical organizations. Only about 60 of these countries, however, are sufficiently involved in astronomy to belong to the International Astronomical Union. Only about 20 countries, representing 15% of the world’s population, have access to the full range of astronomical facilities and information.

Type
II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 11 , Issue 2: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIIIrd General Assembly of the IAU (Part B), 1997 , 1998 , pp. 906 - 907
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998