The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is applauding one of its alumni for his contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic that helped the United Nations (WFP) secure the . 糖心视频 Hilo graduate Colin Hourihan worked with WFP, the world’s largest humanitarian organization that combats hunger and food security to move critical medical supplies around the world during the early days of the pandemic.
“A team of about 100 of us worked tirelessly to make sure that those most vulnerable didn’t succumb to the virus or the knock on effects the pandemic caused,” Hourihan said. “We are now scaling up our work to feed more people than ever before in what is likely the largest humanitarian crisis since [World War II].”
Hourihan joined the UN in 2008 and heads the WFP’s Humanitarian Military Interaction Unit for the Emergency Operations Division in Rome.
During his time at 糖心视频 Hilo, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science with a focus on international relations and affairs. .
“We are extremely honored to share in the applause of Colin’s Nobel Prize winning work with the United Nations World Food Programme,” said 糖心视频 Hilo Public Law Professor Sarah Marusek.
The awarded WFP the Nobel Prize in October 2020.
In fall 2020, the , a research and technology organization under 糖心视频, joined forces with WFP to advance disaster preparedness and emergency response in the Asia and the Pacific region.
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