'Subscribe to our channel! rupt.ly/subscribe Mandatory Credit: UNTV The United Nations\' World Food Programme (WFP) reacted to being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts in fighting hunger around the globe despite the COVID pandemic, on Friday, with WFP spokesperson Tomson Phiri calling it \"nothing short of a feat,\" during a video conference from Geneva. \"The nomination itself was enough and to then go on and be named the Nobel Peace Prize winner is nothing short of a feat. This is an organisation I have served for nine years,\" Phiri said. \"It is really a proud moment and I am really honoured to be a member of this great team.\" The jury selected the WFP from a nominees\' list including 211 personalities and 107 institutions. Video ID: 20201009-022 Video on Demand: https://ruptly.tv/videos/20201009-022 Contact: [email protected] Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly'
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