What is/are the importance/importances of the 'United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification'? 1. It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programmes and supportive inter-national partnerships. 2. It has a special/particular focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of major portion of financial resources to these regions. 3. It is committed to bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating the desertification. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Option (C) is correct because the UNCCD is the only legally binding international agreement that links environment and development to sustainable land management, specifically emphasizing national action programs (Statement 1) and a "bottom-up" approach involving local communities (Statement 3). Statement 2 is incorrect because, while the convention acknowledges various regions, it places a particular priority on Africa as a whole, and its Secretariat does not have the mandate to allocate the "major portion" of global financial resources to specific regions. The core concept tested is the unique participatory mandate and geographic focus of the UNCCD as one of the three Rio Conventions.