Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the measurement and drivers of global food insecurity?

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Accepted Answer

1 only — Statement 1 is correct; acute malnutrition is short-term and shock-driven (e.g., due to sudden conflict or extreme weather). Statement 2 is incorrect because the IPC scale specifically measures and classifies acute food insecurity (up to Catastrophe/Famine levels), not chronic long-term poverty.

Release of Global Report on Food Crises 2025

World Bank publishes World Development Report 2025