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Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Ress-Andersen announces that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 is awarded to the World Food Programme. SOUNDBITE
World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize 2020 for efforts to combat hunger
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The World Food Programme was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize for its "efforts to combat hunger". Now it has to grapple with the challenges posed by Covid-19.
The United Nations World Food Programme has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to end world hunger. The organisation has helped 97 million people in 88 countries over the last year alone. Contenders for the prize included climate activist Greta Thunberg, while US President Donald Trump was also nominated.