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In the field of international cooperation with foreign partners, the Ministry of
Culture has organised various international cultural events such as:
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The World Cinema Festival FISAHARA;
The International Arts Manifestation ARTIFARITI; and
The International Cultural Symposium.
In addition, the Ministry of Culture concluded an agreement with the World
Observatory for the Preservation of Cultural Heritages on contribution to the protection
of the Sahrawi heritage from decay.
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The Ministry also implements several cooperation projects in the cultural sphere
in collaboration with the UNHCR.
To encourage the Sahrawi creative talents, the
Ministry has built two national cinema schools and a theatre school in addition to a
number of cultural centres and local and regional libraries.
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The Ministry preserves ancient historical archives and lends support to the
national museum for the preservation of historical and archaeological objects.
CHAPTER FOUR: OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CHARTER (Articles 25 and 26)
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Sensitization on the Charter (Article 25)
Popularisation of the culture of human rights in general and the provisions of the
African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights in particular has attracted great attention
on the part of political stakeholders and Sahrawi Civil Rights Organizations.
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Sensitization symposia, seminars and study days organised by the various
governmental and non-governmental sectors provide an occasion for the distribution of
documents on the culture of human and peoples rights as contribution to the building of