David Beasley was in Niger when he found out that the UN food program has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year, he tells SVT's Morgonstudion.
He says he is happy that he was in the Sahel area when the news came because this sheds light on a place that otherwise risks being a bit forgotten.
He also says that he is worried about how the organization will be able to fight hunger in the world when the consequences of the pandemic hit the organization's budget.
- This year it has gone well because we live on the 2019 budget.
Before covid, we had 135 million people on the brink of starvation.
Three and a half years ago, that figure was 80 million, but it increased due to conflicts and climate change.
Due to covid, the figure will go from 135 million to 270 million.
See the full interview here.