The Government of Hungary has put forward an offer to set up and fund the proposed regional support office and nominated a National Focal Point to the UN-SPIDER Programme.
With the agreement of the Office for Outer Space Affairs and in consultation with the respective regional group, the UN-SPIDER (United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response) Regional Support Office will be established in Hungary.
On this occasion, the Office for Outer Space Affairs will hold a brief signing ceremony on February 7, during the Forty-Ninth Session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer space to sign the Cooperation Agreement.