The chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel committee praised the WFP fo helping those 'who suffer from or face the threat of hunger,' pointing out famine is still all too often used as a weapon of war.
"The World Food Program plays a key role in multilateral cooperation in making food security an instrument of peace," she added, praising the WFP for its role in combating hunger, which was used as a"weapon of war and conflict."development programthe goal of the WFP has always been to provide relief to the most vulnerable areas in the world.
Last year, the WFP assisted 97 million people last year across 88 countries, which was the largest number since 2012. Every day, the program has 5,600 trucks, 30 ships and nearly 100 planes delivering food and other assistance to those in need. It distributes 15 billion rations per year, according to its
A picture taken on July 30, 2017 shows aid packages from the World Food Programme being delivered in eastern Ghouta, Syria. WFP has been named as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.Its operations are funded by donations from governments around the world, corporations and private donors. In 2018, the U.S. and the European Commission were the biggest contributors to its last year's funding of $7.
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