Honoring the World Food Program on the occasion of being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 1191 Honoring the World Food Program on the occasion of being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 16, 2020 Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. WELCH, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. TRONE, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. BROWN of Mary- land, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. KILMER, Ms. MENG, Mr. CRAWFORD, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Honoring the World Food Program on the occasion of being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. Whereas, on October 9, 2020, the Norwegian Nobel Com- mittee announced that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Program (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 con- flict’’; Whereas the WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian orga- nization addressing hunger and promoting food security; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:48 Oct 16, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1191.IH HR1191 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 1191 IH Whereas, in 2019, 135 million people suffered from acute hunger, and in that year, the WFP provided nutrition as- sistance to nearly 100 million people in 88 countries; Whereas, in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to a significant increase in the number of victims of hun- ger in the world, and in order to meet this compounded need, the WFP has surged its capacity; Whereas the United States makes available more than 40 percent of the WFP’s annual resources; Whereas the WFP has stated, ‘‘Until the day we have a med- ical vaccine, food is the best vaccine against chaos’’; and Whereas in its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated, ‘‘The work of the World Food Programme to the benefit of humankind is an endeavour that all the nations of the world should be able to endorse and support’’: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) joins the other nations of the world in— 2 (A) affirming the mission of the World 3 Food Program on the occasion of being award- 4 ed the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize; and 5 (B) supporting the leadership of World 6 Food Program Executive Director, David 7 Beasley, and the contributions of the more than 8 17,000 World Food Program staff world-wide; 9 and 10 (2) remains committed to the international 11 community’s goal to end hunger, achieve food secu- 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:48 Oct 16, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR1191.IH HR1191 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 1191 IH rity, and improve nutrition through the work of the 1 World Food Program. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:48 Oct 16, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR1191.IH HR1191 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS