The need for international solidarity and multilateral cooperation is more necessary than ever. The Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize 2020 "World Food Program" (WFP - World Food Program), for engagement in the fight against hunger, helping to improve peace in conflict-affected areas and action , as a driving force, in preventing the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.

" I believe this is the first time in my life that I have been left speechless," WFP chief David Beasley told the Associated Press from Nigeria. "I was shocked and surprised."

Following the coronavirus pandemic, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said that WFP "has shown an impressive ability to intensify efforts".

" In countries like Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, South Sudan and Burkina Faso, the combination of violent conflict and pandemics has dramatically increased the number of people living on the brink of starvation," the committee said.

"With this year's award, the Committee wants to turn the eyes of the world to the millions who suffer or face the threat of starvation," said Berit Reiss-Andersen, head of the Nobel Committee. "The Snow Food Program plays a key role in multilateral cooperation to make food security an instrument of peace."

" As long as we have a vaccine, food is the best vaccine against chaos," the WFP said. In a tweet WFP made "deepest thanks" for the award, saying it was a "powerful reminder to the world that peace and #ZeroHunger go hand in hand".

The World Food Program is the largest humanitarian organization in the world that engages in the fight against hunger and promotes food security. In 2019, WFP provided assistance to 100 million people in 88 countries, victims of acute food insecurity and hunger. In 2015, eradicating hunger was one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The WFP is the United Nations' main instrument for achieving this goal. In recent years, the situation has taken a negative turn. In 2019, 135 million people suffered from acute hunger, the highest number in many years, mainly due to war and armed conflict.