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The UN organization will be honored for its efforts in the fight against hunger and its contribution to improving peace conditions in conflict zones, committee chair Berit Reiss-Andersen said in announcing the award.
Fighting hunger is particularly important in times of the corona pandemic. Preventing hunger helps create stability and peace in the world. A spokesman for the World Food Program said it was a “proud moment”.
The award is considered the most prestigious political award in the world and this time is endowed with ten million Swedish crowns (around 950,000 euros).
Last year went to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who was honored above all by his initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.
Favorites not clear in advance
The field of candidates for the world’s most prestigious political award was wide this year; no clear favorites emerged beforehand. The WHO and climate activist Thunberg were considered top favorites in the betting shops.
Experts suspected that the award could be awarded to an organization of journalists or young activists from Sudan or Somalia. The Nobel institutions themselves keep the names of the candidates secret – this year there were 211 personalities and 107 organizations – secret for 50 years.
The Nobel Peace Prize is the only one of all Nobel Prize winners that is announced and honored not in Stockholm, but in Oslo. The awards will be presented on December 10, the anniversary of the death of the inventor of dynamite and sponsor of the Alfred Nobel Prize. This year, this will take place in both Oslo and Stockholm due to the coronavirus pandemic in a different and much smaller environment.
