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Detailed explanation-1: -The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) took place from 5 to 13 November 2022 in Wuhan (China) at the East Lake International Conference Center (ELICC) and Geneva (Switzerland) at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG).

Detailed explanation-2: -India being the global host for COP 14 has taken over the COP Presidency from China for the next two years till 2021. India is among the select few countries to have hosted the COP of all three Rio conventions on climate change, biodiversity and land.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place from 9 to 20 May 2022 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Originally due to take place at the end of 2021, the event was postponed due to COVID-19. What is this year’s theme?

Detailed explanation-4: -Despite COVID pandemic, India as president of UNCCD COP14 made significant contributions in bringing the nations together towards the global goal of halting and reversing land degradation: Shri Bhupender Yadav.

Detailed explanation-5: -VIDEO: OFFICIAL COP PLENARY | RIO CONVENTIONS PAVILION The 14th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was held in New Delhi, India from September 2-13.