The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) won the 2020 Nobel peace prize for its efforts to fight hunger and to improve conditions for peace in conflict zones, including Afghanistan.

Fawzia Koofi, a prominent woman politician in Afghanistan who is part of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s negotiating team in Doha, was among favorites for the prize. 

The Norwegian Nobel Committee that presented the award in Oslo on Friday also described the organization as “a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”

The Nobel peace prize is one of the most prestigious in the world and recognizes those who have contributed the most towards ending conflict, promoting peace and building relationships between nations. 

The World Food Program was created in 1961, and today provides food to over 90 million people a year, according to CNN. 

According to CNN, previous winners include former US Presidents Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter, Malala Yousafzai, Kofi Annan, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr. and the European Union.

The Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for discovering the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool for “rewriting the code of life,” according to CNN report. 

The Nobel Prize in Physics went to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their discoveries about black holes, the report said. 

And the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of hepatitis C virus, which led to the development of tests and treatments, CNN reported.