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Â鶹ÊÓƵ Executive Director David Beasley will receive the award on behalf of the agency and its 20,000 staff in a virtual ceremony that can be viewed worldwide on the Nobel site.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ is hosting a Facebook Live event The People¡¯s Prize - a celebration of the remarkable history, people and partners who are behind Â鶹ÊÓƵ winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and reactions from Â鶹ÊÓƵ staff around the world.

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.

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For information on Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s work as a first step to peace see here

For photos, see . For footage of Â鶹ÊÓƵ operations, including hunger hotspots, see

Broadcast quality footage and photos of the Nobel handover will be available afterwards. Direct your request to jonathan.dumont@wfp.org

For interviews with country directors, staff and spokespeople, check here. 

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The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.  We are the world¡¯s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.