Question: Consider the following statements:
(1) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) was awarded Nobel Peace Prize 2020.
(2) Goal 1 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) commits to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030.
Of the above correct statement/s is/are:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1&2
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 was awarded to the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP).
- The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation addressing hunger and promoting food security.
- In 2019, the WFP provided assistance to close to 100 million people in 88 countries who are victims of acute food insecurity and hunger.
- In 2015, eradicating hunger was adopted as one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The WFP is the UN’s primary instrument for realising this goal.
SDGs Goal 2:
- End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
By—Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2020/press-release/