6. Right of peoples to a healthy environment Article 24 All peoples shall have the right to a general satisfactory environment favourable to their development. 298. The Republic of Djibouti is constantly affected by desertification and is thus particularly aware of the importance of environmental protection at the national and international level. A founding member of IGAD, Djibouti also joined, in 1997, the Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. It is party to most international conventions on the environment including the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1992) as well as the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1993), the Convention on Biological Diversity signed on 12 June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro and several conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). 299. Also, Djibouti adopted strong measures, very early on, to protect the environment: Act No. 65/AN/89 of 3 April 1989 prohibiting the importation on national territory of toxic, radioactive or industrial waste and pollutants. Furthermore, a framework law on environmental protection was adopted in 2000 and supplemented by implementing orders in key sectors such as protected areas. The Environmental Code was hence developed to reinforce protection. 300. Significant efforts were deployed by the State to ensure the mainstreaming of environmental issues in sectoral and inter-sectoral policies. This is reflected in key national documents such as the economic and social orientation law (2000-2010), the strategic policy framework for poverty reduction, the INDS as well as sectoral plans (water, fisheries, tourism…). V. DUTIES 1. Dissemination of human rights culture Article 25 State Parties to the present Charter shall have the duty to promote and ensure through teaching, education and publication, the respect of the rights and freedoms contained in the present Charter and to see to it that these freedoms and rights as well as corresponding obligations and duties are understood. 301. Laws and mechanisms can undoubtedly protect human rights but can be more effective if supplemented by an educational, cultural and media strategy. In this regard, the Government of Djibouti considers the widespread dissemination of human rights culture as a prerequisite to the protection and promotion of human rights and democracy learning. Measures to ensure greater 56