With reference to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), consider the following statements: 1. It is published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank. 2. It utilizes the Alkire-Foster method to measure deprivations in health, education, and living standards. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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B. 2 only — Statement 1 is incorrect because the Global MPI is released by the UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), not the World Bank. Statement 2 is correct as it uses the Alkire-Foster method to evaluate simultaneous deprivations across three core dimensions.

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