Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):

1. It is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
2. It monitors the Desert Locust situation throughout the world.
3. It publishes reports such as the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) and the State of the World's Forests (SOFO).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Notes: All three statements are correct. The FAO is a specialized agency of the UN headquartered in Rome, Italy. It leads global efforts against hunger, monitors the Desert Locust situation worldwide, and regularly publishes major reports such as SOFIA and SOFO to assess global food, fisheries, and forestry trends. These functions reflect its broad mandate in food security and resource monitoring.