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- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) receives the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
- So that we appreciate the work of the organization against hunger in the world. This was announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo.
- The award is considered the most prestigious political award in the world and this time it is endowed with ten million Swedish crowns (about one million Swiss francs).
The UN organization will also be recognized for its contribution to improving peace conditions in conflict areas, committee chair Berit Reiss-Andersen said in the announcement. The award will be presented in Oslo on December 10.
“This is a proud moment,” said WFP Geneva spokesman Tomson Phiri. Phiri was at a press conference on WFP’s work in Sudan when the award was announced.
We delivered again this year and did more than our duty.
The award recognizes both employees and the many volunteers from around the world. “We also fulfilled this year and did more than our duty,” he said. Despite travel restrictions around the world, WFP supplied hungry people.
“At one point we were the largest airline in the world,” he said. WFP leased aircraft after commercial flights that normally carry a lot of equipment for WFP stopped flying. The German WFP account tweeted that peace and the fight against hunger go hand in hand.
More than 300 nominees for the award
Last year, the award went to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who was honored above all for his initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.
More than 300 candidates ran for Abiy’s successor. According to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, 211 personalities and 107 organizations were nominated in time for this year’s award.
This corresponds to the fourth highest number of nominations, but is well below the peak of 376 nominations in 2016. A jury appointed by the Norwegian Parliament is responsible for selecting the winner.
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize since 2010
Nobel institutions traditionally keep the names of candidates secret for 50 years. However, some are revealed in advance by those who have submitted the nomination; This can include politicians, academics, and former Nobel Peace Prize winners.
In the spring, two Swedish MPs announced that they had created their young compatriot Greta Thunberg and the climate movement Fridays for Future.
Members of the left-wing parliamentary group in the German Bundestag proposed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning. A Norwegian parliamentary group nominated the people of Hong Kong for their fight for freedom and democracy.
