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On 9th of October, UNWFP was selected from amongst 318 nominees and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize – 2020 “for its efforts to combat hunger …. contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas …. and prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict”. INS Airavat escorting MV Juist in Heavy Seas off Somalia. (Visual Courtesy - Indian Navy) United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization. In 2019, UNWFP assisted nearly 100 Million people in 88 countries, delivering emergency food-aid and working with communities to build resilience against hunger.  It is estimated that one in nine people worldwide still does not have enough to eat: food-aid, therefore, lies at the heart of the war against hunger and poverty. On 9th of October, UNWFP was selected from amongst 318 nominees and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize – 2020 “for its efforts to combat hunger …. contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-af...