WFP chief: Nobel will help raise hunger awareness

The World Food Program received its Nobel Peace Prize during a small ceremony at the UN agency's headquarters in Rome on Thursday. WFP Executive Director David Beasley received the medal, which had been sent in a diplomatic pouch to Rome. He said he hopes the prize: "is going to allow our voice to be raised around the world, so that we can end hunger."

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday's ceremony was a far cry from the pomp-filled traditional celebration in the Norwegian capital. There are 12 Nobel laureates this year and all but the Peace Prize had been awarded over the past days at low-key ceremonies across Europe and the United States.

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