WFP wins Nobel Prize to focus world on hunger

The Nobel Peace Prize went to the World Food Program for its efforts to alleviate hunger amid the pandemic and to urge more international cooperation.

By Arete News - October 9, 2020

World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley celebrates the Nobel Prize win with staff in Niger (AN/WFP)

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