"The need for international solidarity and multilateral cooperation is more conspicuous than ever," Berit Reiss-Andersen, chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, told a news conference. "The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to a strong upsurge in the number of victims of hunger in the world," the Nobel committee said in its citation. "Until the day we have a medical vaccine, food is the best vaccine against chaos ..."There is an estimate within the World Food Programme that... there will be 265 million starving people within a year, so of course this is also a call to the international community not to underfund the World Food Programme." The World Food Programme said this was "a proud moment ... nothing short of a feat". The prize is worth 10 million Swedish crowns, or around $1.1 million, and will be presented in Oslo on Dec 10.

Source: bd News24 October 09, 2020 09:00 UTC