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Nobel Peace nod is 'call to action' to end world hunger: WFP chief

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The Nobel Peace Prize is a 'call to action' to end hunger around the world, World Food Program executive director David Beasly tells journalists on a field trip in Niger after the Norwegion Nobel Committee chose the UN body as this year's recipient. SOUNDBITE

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