The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize went to the UN World Food Program (WFP) on Friday, 9th October, 2020. The agency was recognized for its efforts to fight hunger, for its contribution     1     improving conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas     2     for acting as a driving force to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict. The efforts of WFP focus on emergency     3    (assist), development aid and special operations, two thirds of which     4     (make) in conflict-affected countries. In those countries, people are three times more likely     5     (suffer) poor nutrition than those living in countries without conflict do.

David Beasley, WFP Executive Director, said the announcement made by the Norwegian Nobel Committee     6     (turn) the global spotlight on the 690 million people exposed (暴露) to severe levels of food insecurity. “Every one of them has the right to live     7     (peaceful) and without hunger.”

Mr. Beasley also noted that the Nobel Peace Prize was not simply WFP’s. He said, “WFP works closely with governments, organizations and individuals     8     love for helping hungry people equals ours. We could not possibly help     9    (someone) without them. And     10     daily work of our members is driven by our core values of integrity and humanity.”

Economic development is necessary if we want     1     (improve) society but finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge, which can sometimes lead to great solutions. Perhaps the     2     (good) example is shown by UNESCO,     3     runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around the world from     4     (disappear).

In the 1950s, the Egyptian government     5     (want) to build a new dam across the Nile, but the proposal led to protests because water from the dam would likely damage some temples and destroy cultural relics. Finally, the government turned     6     the United Nations for help.

A committee     7     (establish) to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the     8     (lose) of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.

When the project ended in 1980, it was considered     9     great success. As is shown, if a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the     10     (globe) community can sometimes provide a solution.