UN's World Food Programme wins Nobel peace prize
by Luke Harding from World news | The Guardian on (#58YAW)
Organisation wins prestigious award for efforts to combat hunger in war-hit areas
The World Food Programme (WFP) has won the 2020 Nobel peace prize for its efforts to combat hunger and to improve conditions for peace in conflict areas.
The chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, revealed the 2020 laureate at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, where coronavirus restrictions drastically reduced the usual throng of reporters in attendance.
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