诺贝尔和平奖为什么颁给了世界粮食计划署？

“当今世界，没有什么能比国际团结及多边合作更富有意义的了。”挪威诺贝尔委员会主席瑞斯·安德森在宣布今年的诺贝尔和平奖得主时如是说道。

这个备受热议的奖项最终颁给了联合国世界粮食计划署（WFP）。该组织是联合国内部最大的专职机构，主要致力于解决国际饥荒及食品安全问题。因此，世界粮食计划署的调解工作往往集中在像也门、刚果这类较为落后的民主共和国内。诺贝尔委员会认为，世界粮食计划署一直都起着举足轻重的作用，尤其是疫情爆发后，它的角色变得更为关键。

“世界粮食计划署在疫情中的表现是它获奖的最大原因之一，” 安德森说道。疫情爆发后，每日挣扎在饥饿边缘的平民人数显著增加，“疫情催化了全球对于粮食援助的需求。”

安德森认为“饥饿是世界上最古老的冲突来源”，本次把和平奖颁给联合国世界粮食计划署，在某种程度上也是一种呼吁，“希望国际社会能够为它提供充足的资金，以此确保无人挨饿。”她还警告称，目前世界粮食计划署的项目资金依然很有限，每年还是会有2.65人面临饥荒。

“面对疫情，世界粮食计划署向我们证明了它非凡的能力，他们一直在努力做得更好,而充足的粮食又恰恰是抚平混乱的一剂良药。”安德森补充道。

事实上，今年的诺贝尔和平奖一共有318位候选人。尽管这份名单是保密的，但根据近期各方的披露消息，众所周知，诺贝尔委员会在决定这个世界上最负盛名的奖项究竟应该花落谁家之时，既考虑过气候环保少女格丽塔·松伯格、沙特女权倡议者鲁贾恩·哈索尔，又考虑过世界卫生组织WHO，还考虑过美国总统唐纳德·特朗普。

“如今，多边主义似乎没有得到应有的尊重，而诺贝尔委员会正是想要借此强调多边主义的重要性。” 安德森说道。

十分感谢诺贝尔委员会把今年的诺贝尔和平奖颁给了我们。全世界都会知道，“和平”与“零饥饿”是携手并进的。

——世界粮食计划署（@WFP）2020年9月9日

（财富中文网）

编译：陈怡轩

"The need for international solidarity and multilateral cooperation is more conspicuous than ever." So began Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, as she announced this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner: the World Food Programme (WFP).

The WFP is the largest specialized United Nations agency, with a focus on addressing hunger and promoting food security—a task that frequently involves peacemaking efforts in countries such as Yemen and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its work is always important, but the committee decided that its role was even more crucial given the coronavirus pandemic.

"The pandemic strengthens the reasons for the prize," said Reiss-Andersen, who added that there had been a rise in the number of people living on the brink of starvation. "The pandemic has increased the need for food aid."

Reiss-Andersen, who described hunger as "one of the oldest conflict weapons in the world," was also clear that the committee's decision was intended as "a call to the international community not underfund the World Food Programme [and to] ensure that people are not starving." With the program's current funding, she warned, around 265 million people will be starving within a year.

"In the face of the pandemic, the WFP has demonstrated an impressive ability to intensify its efforts," Reiss-Andersen said. "Food is the best vaccine against chaos."

The committee considered 318 candidates when deciding who should receive the world's most prestigious award. The list is confidential, though this year it is known that submissions were made for climate activist Greta Thunberg, the World Health Organization, Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, and U.S. President Donald Trump.

"Multilateralism seems to have a lack of respect these days and the Nobel Committee wants to emphasize this aspect," Reiss-Andersen said.

Deepest thanks @NobelPrize for honouring the World Food Programme with the 2020 #NobelPeacePrize.This is a powerful reminder to the world that peace and #ZeroHunger go hand-in-hand. https://t.co/1CYXPcnvlF

— World Food Programme (@WFP) October 9, 2020