On Wednesday, the World Food Program (WFP), the winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that they jointly agreed to postpone the in-person award ceremony in Oslo.
The award ceremony, which was set to take place in December, has nbeen postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement, the Nobel Committee stated: ”With the current restrictions in Oslo, it would not be possible to carry out the ceremony or other parts of the laureate’s traditional program in a good and worthy manner,”.
WFP head David Beasley was expected to travel to the Norwegian capital to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the organization that won the prestigious award for efforts to combat hunger.
Beasley is now set to accept the award during a virtual ceremony on December 10.
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