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– This was fun, says a happy Marit Arnstad to Dagbladet just after the decision of the Nobel Committee for 2020 was known.
– The World Food Program makes a fantastic effort to prevent conflicts and prevent conflicts from escalating. The organization also does a solid job rebuilding local communities after conflict, says Arnstad.
The parliamentary leader of the Center Party says that access to food is the most essential for people, and not infrequently a source of conflict.
– In 2019, they helped around 100 million people in 88 countries. Efforts in areas such as Yemen, Congo, Syria and Sudan show how important they are to the most vulnerable, says Arnstad.
She hopes the award can help the organization further strengthen its work:
– More solid funding is needed for the work that the organization does and hopefully the Peace Prize will contribute to this, he says.
– Clear message
SV leader Audun Lysbakken also congratulates the winner of the peace prize.
– This is a clear message that we cannot reduce our international participation in times of crisis. The fight against hunger and for sustainable food production is one of our most important peace challenges and therefore this is an important award, says Lysbakken.
Former Nupi director Sverre Lodgaard says the World Food Program would have been a worthy winner last year and the year before, but especially this year. He points out to NRK that the crown crisis has put food supply at the forefront and made pricing even more relevant this year.
Trine Skei Grande of the Liberal Party says the award is good.
– I think it is good that a UN program receives this award in the year in which our largest and most important international community turns 70. It is a good reminder that we must solve the great challenges we face together and that the countries of the world must cooperate and show solidarity with each other.
Jensen: Important
The award of the Peace Prize to the World Food Program also has the full support of the Progress Party.
– We congratulate the World Food Program with the Peace Prize. The organization does important work in food production in conflict areas. Food is very basic, especially during war and conflict, food is the most basic need, says FRP leader Siv Jensen.
– The corona pandemic has shown us how people here at home have accumulated food, so one can only imagine what this is like in conflict areas where accessibility is much lower, continues Jensen.
War and famine
KrF’s Geir S. Toskedal says the award shows the need to invest in food security in development policy, something he believes KrF has always been at the forefront.
– The need for international solidarity is especially important in the age in which we live. The corona pandemic has contributed to a higher proportion of those affected by hunger than before. That’s why this eating program is so important, he says.
Red leader Bjørnar Moxnes tells Dagbladet that the Peace Prize award is a clear call to world leaders to increase their efforts to prevent war:
– War creates hunger, food is often used as a weapon in war, and hunger intensifies war, he says.
Dagbladet comes with more
Facts about the World Food Program
* The UN is the largest humanitarian organization in the world, with the goal of fighting hunger and poverty around the world.
* The organization receives the Peace Prize “for its efforts in the fight against hunger, for contributing to the creation of peace in conflict-prone areas and for being an engine in the fight against the use of hunger as a weapon in the war and conflicts “.
* Created in 1963, as part of the “Food for Peace” program. It was originally a three-year project, but in 1965 it was expanded.
* Currently conducting emergency relief work and development projects with around 15,000 employees.
* It does not receive basic contributions from the UN, but is financed with voluntary contributions from states, private organizations, companies and individuals.
* Norway is one of the largest contributors.
* Since 2017, the organization is led by David Beasley. Norwegian Elisabeth Rasmusson is Deputy Director.
(Source: NTB, Fn.no, Nobel Institute)
