ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳accepts 2020 Nobel Peace Prize: Watch live from 13:00 hours (CET)
Rome, 10 December 2020 - The United Nations ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ (WFP) is honoured to accept the Nobel Peace Prize today in a ceremony that recognizes our role in fighting hunger and fostering peace in conflict-affected areas.
As our Executive Director David Beasley receives the award on behalf of the agency and its 20,000 staff in a virtual ceremony, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳is hosting ¨C a celebration of the remarkable history, people and partners who are behind ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳winning the Nobel Peace Prize, featuring reactions from staff around the world. In case of issues with accessing Facebook, you can watch the event .
The Nobel recognition comes as famine again threatens millions of people, especially in four conflict-affected countries¡ªYemen, South Sudan, Nigeria (northeast) and Burkina Faso, amid an alarming convergence of conflict, hunger and the COVID-19 pandemic.