Editing World Food Programme (section)

=== Recognition and awards ===
WFP won the [[2020 Nobel Peace Prize]] for its "efforts for combating hunger", its "contribution to creating peace in conflicted-affected areas", and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of [[Food security#Politics|food as a weapon of war and conflict]].<ref>{{cite web |date=9 October 2020 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2020/press-release/ |website=The Nobel Prize |access-date=9 October 2020 |title=The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 |archive-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009091529/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2020/press-release/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/09/uns-world-food-programme-wins-nobel-peace-prize |first1=Luke |last1=Harding |title=UN's World Food Programme wins Nobel peace prize|date=9 October 2020|website=The Guardian|access-date=9 October 2020|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009101202/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/09/uns-world-food-programme-wins-nobel-peace-prize|url-status=live}}</ref> Receiving the award, executive David Beasley called for billionaires to "step up" and help source the US$5 billion WFP needs to save 30 million people from famine.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNamara |first1=Audrey |title=U.N. World Food Program director calls on billionaires to "step up" after Nobel Peace Prize win |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/un-world-food-program-director-billionaires-to-step-up-nobel-peace-prize-award/ |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=CBS News |date=10 October 2020}}</ref>