Brazilian Astronaut Named Goodwill Ambassador for UNIDO
Hello reader! It follows a news published on the day ( 12/01 ) in the Chinese “news.xinhuanet.com” website noting that the Brazilian astronaut Marcos Pontes was named “Goodwill Ambassador” for “UN Industrial Development Body (UNIDO)” . Duda Falcão World Brazilian Astronaut Named Goodwill Ambassador for UN Industrial Development Body Editor: Chen Zhi English.news.cn 2011-12-01 07:50:03 UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on Wednesday announced that it has appointed Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian astronaut to go into space, as a Goodwill Ambassador. Pontes began life in poor living conditions in the suburbs of Sao Paulo, the UN agency said in a news release announcing his appointment, which took place during the 14th session of the UNIDO General Conference being held in Vienna this week. He went on to reach his dreams through basic education and professional skills training that enabled him to commence subseque