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    ‘The best vaccine against chaos.’ Why this year’s Nobel Peace Prize went to the U.N.’s World Food Programme

    “The need for international solidarity and multilateral cooperation is more conspicuous than ever.” So began Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, as she announced this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner: the World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP is the largest specialized United Nations agency, with a focus on addressing hunger and promoting food security—a task that frequently involves peacemaking efforts in countries such as Yemen and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its work is always important, but the committee decided that its role was even more crucial given the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic strengthens the reasons for the prize,” said Reiss-Andersen, who added that there had been…

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