World food programme
World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize
The WFP was "a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict", Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen said on...
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 has been awarded to the UN World Food Programme for its efforts in fighting hunger.
'This hunger crisis is on a scale we’ve not seen before and the evidence shows it’s going to get worse,' World Food Programme (WFP) regional director Lola Castro said in a statement.
The UN had suspended deliveries of food aid to rebel-held areas on 20 June following accusations of "diversion of food" meant for Yemeni civilians.
The UN agency aims to distributed food supplies to 4.25 million people in January.
United Nations says it has supplied food to millions of Syrians in places affected by the unrest.
In a report on food insecurity, UN agencies say 868 million people were hungry in 2010-2012.
The World Food Programme is appealing for $30million to feed at least 1 million starving people in Malawi.
Rebel fighters seized three police stations while fighting the army for control in Aleppo.
A poor farming season this year is blamed on erratic rainfall and limited access to seeds and fertilisers.
The World Food Programme said Southern African states must work together to combat hunger.
Small grains are being promoted as a crop better equipped to handle adverse weather conditions.