Correct answer: (c) 1 and 3 only
Explanation
- A
1 only
Statement 1 only. UNCCD does stress national programmes and partnerships, but it is also explicitly bottom-up with local participation. 1 alone is incomplete.
- B
2 and 3 only
2 and 3 only. The Convention’s special emphasis is particularly Africa, not a Secretariat rule that South Asia and North Africa take the major share of money. Statement 2 is the false extra.
- C
1 and 3 only
1 and 3 only. UNCCD promotes action through national programmes and international partnerships and is built as a bottom-up, participatory convention. It does not earmark the bulk of finance to South Asia and North Africa as statement 2 claims. That stored letter is the official key.
- D
1, 2 and 3
All three. Because 2 misstates regional finance focus, all three cannot be the key.
Summary. Official key is (c) 1 and 3 only. UNCCD (1994) fights desertification through national action programmes, partnerships and local participation, with particular attention to Africa. It is not a South Asia–North Africa finance cartel. Honour the stored letter (c).
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