Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following organization won the Nobel Peace Prize 2020?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is the World Food Programme (WFP).
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- The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP), a United Nations (UN) agency,
- 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.
Key Points
- World Food Programme -
- It was established in 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and became a full-fledged UN programme in 1965.
- WFP Headquarter is located in Rome, Italy.
- Currently, it is the world’s largest humanitarian agency combating hunger.
- Eradicating hunger is one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2: Zero Hunger) to be achieved by 2030 and WFP is the UN’s primary agency that works towards this goal.
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