WFP Executive Director David Beasley To Accept Nobel Peace Prize On Behalf Of Agency, Discusses Food Security Challenges In TIME Interview

TIME: ‘2021 Is Going To Be Catastrophic.’ For the Director of the World Food Programme, Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Is No Cause for Celebration
“…On Dec. 10, [World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley] will accept the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the WFP. In an interview ahead of his acceptance speech, edited for length and clarity, he told TIME about the impact of COVID-19 on global food security, why 2021 promises to pose a far greater challenge than 2020, and what can be done to mitigate the hunger pandemic…” (Hincks, 12/9).

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