Africa: Raise the Voices of Millions of Girls Who Hope and Dream of a Gender-Equal World: [allAfrica] The story of 12-year-old Amanda in Zambia, who has large dreams, is the story of millions of girls across Africa. She sees a hopeful future ahead – one in which her voice is heard, her rights are respected and a world of opportunities awaits her. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Nobel Committee ‘Turns Global Spotlight’ on 690 Million Hungry People: [WFP] Rome — The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP) is a humbling, moving recognition of the work of WFP staff who lay their lives on the line every day to bring food and assistance for close to 100 million hungry children, women and men across the world. People whose lives are often brutally torn apart by instability, insecurity and conflict. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize: [The Norwegian Nobel Committee] The need for international solidarity and multilateral cooperation is more conspicuous than ever. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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