A resolution honoring the United Nations World Food Programme on the occasion of being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 774 Honoring the United Nations World Food Programme on the occasion of being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 16, 2020 Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. BROWN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. BOOK- ER, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. COONS, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. MERKLEY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Re- lations DECEMBER 22 (legislative day, DECEMBER 21), 2020 Committee discharged; considered, amended, and agreed to with an amended preamble RESOLUTION Honoring the United Nations World Food Programme 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 Programme (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘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’’; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:37 Dec 22, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR774.ATS SR774 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 SRES 774 ATS Whereas the WFP is the largest international humanitarian organization that addresses hunger, promotes food secu- rity, and saves lives, including in response to many of the most dangerous and complex crises in the world; Whereas, in 2019, an estimated 135,000,000 people around the world suffered from acute hunger and the WFP pro- vided nutrition assistance to nearly 100,000,000 people in 88 countries; Whereas the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has contributed to a significant increase in hunger around the world, and the WFP has surged its capacity in order to meet that compounded need; Whereas the United States played an integral role in the founding of the WFP, remains its strongest supporter, and provides, as of the date of adoption of this resolu- tion, more than 40 percent of its 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 the Norwegian Nobel Committee, in announcing the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020, stated, ‘‘The work of the World Food Programme to the benefit of hu- mankind is an endeavour that all the nations of the world should be able to endorse and support’’: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) joins the other countries of the world in— 2 (A) affirming the mission of the United 3 Nations World Food Programme (referred to in 4 this resolution as the ‘‘WFP’’) on the occasion 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:37 Dec 22, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR774.ATS SR774 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 SRES 774 ATS of being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize; 1 and 2 (B) supporting the leadership of the WFP 3 Executive Director, David Beasley, and the con- 4 tributions of the more than 17,000 WFP staff, 5 who work tirelessly, and often at great personal 6 risk, to combat hunger and save lives around 7 the world; and 8 (2) remains committed to the goal of the inter- 9 national community to end hunger, achieve food se- 10 curity, and improve nutrition, including through the 11 work of the WFP. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:37 Dec 22, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR774.ATS SR774 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS