The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has designated European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet as Goodwill Ambassador on the International Day of Human Space Flight. FAO
Russia calls for talks on binding treaty to ban weapons deployment in Space Updated Apr 12, 2021 | 06:16 IST
The anniversary of the first Soviet cosmonaut s flight, which marked the beginning of the space era, is celebrated every year in Russia as Cosmonautics Day on April 12. Russian President Vladimir Putin | Photo Credit: PTI
Moscow: Russia calls for talks to create a legally binding international instrument that would ban the deployment of any type of weapons in space, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin s historic space flight.
The anniversary of the first Soviet cosmonaut s flight, which marked the beginning of the space era, is celebrated every year in Russia as Cosmonautics Day on April 12. On the same day, the world marks the International Day of Human Space Flight.
French astronaut to advocate for action on climate change and transforming our agri-food systems
12 April 2021, Rome - European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet was named Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Goodwill Ambassador today, the International Day of Human Space Flight.
Pesquet will help FAO raise awareness about the importance of transforming the world s agri-food systems, making them more resilient, inclusive, efficient and sustainable to overcome the challenges of persisting and growing hunger, and preserving the planet s environment and biodiversity.
With hunger on the rise - almost 690 million people go hungry and COVID-19 could push up to 132 million more into hunger (latest estimates), business as usual is no longer an option, the FAO Director-General QU Dongyu noted while conferring the title to Pesquet.
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