The world food program gets the 2020 Nobel Peace prize

The 2020 Nobel  Peace Prize was awarded to the WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.

“For its effort to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”

The announcement was made in Oslo by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Nobel Committee.

“With this year’s award, the (Committee) wishes to turn the eyes of the world to the millions of people who suffer from or face the threat of hunger,” Andersen was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.

But First, What is the World Food Programme?

The World Food Programme is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. The WFP provides assistance to an average of 91.4 million people in 83 countries each year.

The WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security among the people.

What else?

Not only did the WFP gain its enormous prestige but it also came up with a 10 million krona cash award and a gold medal on the anniversary of the prize founder Alfred Nobel’s death. This gold medal will be handed out at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on December 10.

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News Source: The Indian Express

Update by Prerona Roy