The prize announcement was made by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, who said that in this time of pandemic "multilateral cooperation is absolutely necessary to combat global challenges." organization, the refugee relief agency UNHCR, was seen as having the same chance of receiving the prize as Trump. Trump has touted his nomination by a right-wing Norwegian politician on the campaign trail, but he was not among the favorites to be awarded the peace prize, according to odds listed on the site .Īhead of Friday's announcement, betting houses had listed the World Health Organization as the top contender, the site says, followed by climate activist Greta Thunberg and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The award committee chose the food aid group out of hundreds of nominees, including President Trump. cjHOtqLcLk- World Food Programme October 9, 2020 This is in recognition of the work of WFP staff who put their lives on the line every day to bring food and assistance to more than 100 million hungry children, women and men across the world. WFP is deeply humbled to receive the 2020 #NobelPeacePrize. They're out there, and they deserve this award." Whether it's war, conflict, climate extremes - it doesn't matter. "They're out there in the most difficult, complex places in the world. "It's because of the WFP family," Beasley said. I can't believe it!" the WFP's executive director, David Beasley, said in a video to the organization and its staff following the announcement. The citation says the humanitarian organization, part of the United Nations, is being recognized "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." The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme on Friday morning with the award committee stating, "The need for international solidarity and multilateral cooperation is more conspicuous than ever." On Friday, the United Nations World Food Programme received the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. We have been reminded of the importance of cross-border co-operation in resolving humanitarian crises and that, with the help of science, we can find solutions to the challenges we face.A woman holds a voucher before receiving food aid in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, in February. Lars Heikensten, executive director of the Nobel Foundation, said: “The pandemic has subjected us all to difficult obstacles.
Nobel wanted it that way, for reasons that he kept to himself. Traditionally, the Nobel ceremonies are all held on December 10, the anniversary of the death of prize founder Albert Nobel in Stockholm, except for the Peace Prize that is held in Oslo, in neighbouring Norway. All but the Peace Prize had been awarded over the past days at low-key ceremonies across Europe and the United States where the winners live.Ī Nobel prize comes with a 10 million krona (£830,000) cash award – to be shared in some cases – diplomas and gold medals.
This year, 12 Nobel laureates were named across the six categories. vHGR5Kd6bH- The Nobel Prize December 10, 2020 2020 Peace Laureate World Food Programme. "Because of so many wars, climate change, the widespread use of hunger as a political and military weapon, and a global health pandemic that makes all of that exponentially worse -270 million people are marching toward starvation."
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