Source: United Nations (video statements)
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) announced the appointment of Professor Brian Cox as United Nations Champion for Space.
As the Champion for Space, Prof. Cox will assist UNOOSA in promoting space as a tool for achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. He told UN News that he would use his new role to explain why space is ‘vitally important and wonderful to as wide an audience as possible.’