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David Beasley of the World Food Programme: Is the world set for new famines?
2020 has been a terrible year for those experiencing extreme hunger. Is there a real danger that 2021 will be even worse?
This year鈥檚 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme, the UN agency dedicated to feeding the hungry and fending off mass starvation. This week the award was handed to the body's executive director, David Beasley, in recognition of the agency鈥檚 worldwide effort to overcome the challenges of conflict and Covid-19. 2020 has been a terrible year for those experiencing extreme hunger; is there a real danger that 2021 will be even worse?
(Photo: David Beasley, director of the WFP appears via videolink on Hardtalk)
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