Nobel Peace Prize 2020

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2020 Some notable Nominations • Greta Thunberg • World Health Organization • Jacinda Ardern • Alexei Navalny • Donald Trump • Vladimir Putin 10-10-2020

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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE In accordance with Alfred Nobel's will, the recipient is selected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a five-member committee appointed by the Parliament of Norway. Sometimes an organisation has received multiple Nobel Peace Prizes (for example red cross International Committee of the Red Cross) 10-10-2020

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS It is the oldest and most honoured organization within the movement and one of the most widely recognized organizations in the world, having won three Nobel Peace Prizes in 1917, 1944, and 1963 Headquarters - Geneva, Switzerland 10-10-2020

HISTORICAL FACTS First awarded -10 December 1901; 118 years ago ________________________________ Indians or people associated with India who won the Nobel Peace Prize

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Satyarthi is the first natural-born Indian Nobel Peace Laureate.

2020 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme by the Norwegian Nobel Committee

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WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME Formation - 19 December 1961 Headquarters - Rome, Italy _____________________________ Another important U.N food related organization Food and Agriculture Organization is also headquartered in Rome, Italy 10-10-2020

POINT TO NOTE WFP has a special relationship with the other two Rome-based UN agencies – the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) – with which it shares a common vision of promoting food security by alleviating hunger through food assistance, while working to eliminate its root causes. 10-10-2020

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

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2020 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE Reward(s) 9.0 million SEK ____________________________ Head - David Beasley

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