Dr. Mazlan Othman, of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, discusses the detection of near Earth objects (NEOs) with The Kavli Royal Society International Centre in London, UK. The above audio has parts two and three of less than 30-minutes.
In September 2010, several news sources reported the United Nations would soon appoint Othman to be the ambassador for extraterrestrial contact, apparently basing their claims on remarks she made suggesting that the UN coordinate any international response to such contact, and her scheduled appearance on a Royal Society panel that October, "Towards a scientific and societal agenda on extra-terrestrial life."
However, a UN spokesperson dismissed the reports as "nonsense," saying there was no plan to expand the mandate of UNOOSA. Othman explained that her talk would illustrate how extra-terrestrial affairs could become a topic of discussion at the UN, using as an example the advocacy that led to UN discussion of near-Earth objects and space debris, [Oct. 5 video report with Othman from the BBC and update from AP].
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