Explanation:

• It is the first and only internationally legally binding framework set up to address the problem of desertification.
• Its objective is to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought and desertification.
• It is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management.
• It is the only convention stemming from a direct recommendation of the Rio Conference’s Agenda 21.
• India for the first time will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September, 2019.
• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the nodal Ministry for the Convention.