General Assembly devoted to disarmament. It is worth recalling that this document, as well as the numerous relevant resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly, urge the adoption of new measures and the commencement of appropriate international negotiations to prevent an arms race in outer space. The need, not to say the necessity, for codification and negotiating work of this kind was clearly recognized in the last report of the Ad hoc Committee on space. Its conclusions expressly affirmed that the legal régime applicable to space did not in itself guarantee the prevention of an arms race in that environment, which is why it was important to consolidate and strengthen the régime and enhance its effectiveness. If these observations enjoyed unanimous support in the Committee ’s report, desirable remedies should also have been agreed unanimously, in particular through the strengthening of the mandate of the Committee in question to enable it to negotiate measures to correct the shortcomings found in the legal régime for space. This is why, much as it welcomes the re-establishment of the Ad hoc Committee on space, my delegation, like all the members of the group of non-aligned and neutral countries, still regrets the absence of a consensus on giving this Committee a negotiating mandate in accordance with General Assembly resolution 44/112. Voicing this regret, however, cannot prevent us from hoping that under the chairmanship of Ambassador Shannon of Canada, whom we congratulate and wish every success, the Ad hoc Committee will finally complete its mandate to examine and identify issues relevant to the prevention of an arms race in space. We have high hopes that this exercise will be completed so as to start the Ad hoc Committee on a negotiating process as from its next session. In contrast with what is happening in this double forum, negotiations on 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the United Nations General Assembly's efforts to prevent an arms race in outer space, specifically mentioning the Ad hoc Committee on space and its mandate to negotiate measures to prevent such a race. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating that the topic is related to international relations and security. The text also mentions the need for codification and negotiating work, which suggests that the category should be related to international law or governance.

**Category**
International relations, Science and technology