Page 48 144. In addition, and as an indication of its adherence to the said Geneva Call, in a ceremony presided over by the Head of State and attended by the Head of the Geneva Call, Ms. Elizabeth Reusse-Decrey, the Sahrawi Government destroyed its stock of antipersonnel mines (more than 3,100 mines). 145. As its diplomatic activity forms part of the international efforts to combat terrorism as a threat to international peace and security, the Sahrawi Republic supports all initiatives taken at the continental and international levels to that end. In this regard, the Sahrawi State has ratified the 2004 OAU Convention for Prevention and Combating Terrorism on 10 May 2006. 5. 146. The Right to A Peaceful Environment Conducive to Development The Sahrawi Republic pays special attention to the preservation of the environment through the creation of the Secretariat of State for Water and the Environment in 2007 charged with the task of creating conducive conditions and enacting appropriate legislation for the preservation of the environment and its components and prevention of its deterioration and pollution thereby ensuring a pollution-free setting within and outside the residential areas. In this regard, the competent ministry has coordinated efforts with many foreign partners, especially Spain, to:  Develop a general policy for the protection of the environment and a national strategy for its implementation at the national level;  Preparation of specifications and criteria for the environmental components and modalities of their preservation as well as sensitization of the citizenry on the importance of preservation of the environment;