Peace and ending hunger 'go hand in hand', WFP says after Nobel win

Geneva (AFP) Oct 9, 2020

The World Food Programme said Friday that winning the Nobel Peace Prize was a "powerful reminder" that ending global hunger was inextricably linked to ending wars and conflict. "This is a powerful reminder to the world that peace and #ZeroHunger go hand-in-hand," the Rome-based WFP said on Twitter. Spokesman Tomson Phiri, who had been on the podium at the UN in Geneva for a regular press