World Food Programme: Food for peace
At a Glance
15-10-2020
On 9 October 2020, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) 'for its efforts 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'. Adding to a worrying rise in food insecurity, the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have pushed millions more people to the brink of famine. The WFP's expertise on emergencies, often in conflict areas, has provided relief to the most fragile populations. The EU supports the WFP through funding, knowledge-sharing, and protecting its vessels from piracy in certain waters.
At a Glance
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- cooperation policy
- coronavirus disease
- epidemic
- food aid
- food security
- health
- human nutrition
- hunger
- international affairs
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- malnutrition
- production
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- self-sufficiency in food
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- supply chain
- UN programmes and funds
- United Nations