World Food Programme
The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 was awarded to World Food Programme (WFP) for “its efforts to combat hunger, bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and preventing the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict”.
About WFP
- WFP, established in 1961 and headquartered in Rome, Italy, is an intergovernmental organisation and UN’s primary agency that works towards achieving the SDG Goal of eradicating hunger (Goal 2) by 2030.
- Currently, it is the world’s largest humanitarian agency combating hunger. It delivers food assistance in emergencies and works with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
- Every year, WFP ....
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