Identify the correct statements about the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, 2019 (FAO)
A. About 820 million people in world are hungry, and Bangladesh and Pakistan being home to around 195 million and 122 million, respectively, of them.
B. Incidence of hunger decreased in all parts of Africa except sub-Saharan Africa.
C. Gender gap in food security prevails in all continents.
D. In the world, incidence of obesity has increased faster than that of overweight between 2000 and 2016.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is D

The correct answer is: (d), C and D
According to the latest UN report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019, more than 821 million people suffered from hunger worldwide in the year 2018.
The report was prepared by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other United Nations agencies including the World Health Organization (WHO).
Undernourishment: After decades of steady decline, the trend in world hunger – as measured by the prevalence of undernourishment – reverted in the year 2015, remaining virtually unchanged in the past three years at a level slightly below 11 %, posing a challenge to achieving the SDG Goal 2 (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture)
Hunger is on the rise in almost all African subregions, making Africa the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment, at almost 20 %.
In Asia, despite great progress in the last five years, Southern Asia is still the subregion where the prevalence of undernourishment is highest, at almost 15 %.
It is projected that undernutrition will reduce Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by up to 11 % in Africa and Asia.
employment opportunities. This resulted in increased threats to food security due to lower purchasing power.