ROME The World Food Program will receive the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize via an unconventional Covid-proof, online ceremony on Thursday.
In November, the worlds largest humanitarian organization was announced as this years choice for the prestigious award for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.
The awards traditional lavish banquets and glittering ceremonies, usually held in in Oslo and Stockholm, have been replaced by online events due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Traditionally the Nobel Laureates travel to Stockholm and Oslo to receive their Nobel Prizes. This year we’re taking the medals to them, the Nobels committee wrote on its website.
The WFPs executive director, David Beasley, will receive the prize, medal and diploma, and deliver a short acceptance speech at the organizations headquarters in Rome.
The World Food Program will receive the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize via an unconventional Covid-proof, online ceremony on Thursday.
