Page 51 the Sahrawi person and equipping him with the requisite insight into the noble principles of human and peoples rights. 157. The national media (print, audio-visual, and via the international information network) has an important role to play in the sensitization of citizens on their rights and obligations under the relevant international laws and conventions. 158. In the field of education, the Ministry of Education deploys considerable efforts to develop programmes designed to disseminate and popularise the principles of human rights and values of tolerance and solidarity, among the Sahrawi educational institutions. 159. In this regard and in commemoration of the World Human Rights Day, 10 December, the Ministry of „Social Welfare and Promotion of Women celebrates the event by focusing on sensitization activities in favour of women and the promotion of the concept of equality in decision-making. The National Association of the Sahrawi Women deploys similar efforts through its Information and Culture Section and in collaboration with a number of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. 160. The National Association of the Sahrawi Women in collaboration with other Civil Society Organisations, organises study days and workshops at the national and regional levels on popularising the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Women. The Sahrawi Republic also participated in the North Africa Regional Consultation on Strategies for Accelerating Ratification of the said protocol held in Tunis from 2 – 5 April 2004. 161. The Sahrawi Foreign Ministry has circulated copies of the two documents on the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and the Protocol on the Rights of Women, to a number of Ministries, training centres and associations with a view to contributing towards the sensitization process at the national level.