Page 47 illegally exploiting these resources to further enhance its grip on the occupied Sahrawi territories. 140. In this context, the Sahrawi National Assembly has adopted Act No. 2009/03 of 21 January 2009 under which the coastal area of the Sahrawi Republic has been declared an exclusive economic zone over which the Sahrawi people must exercise their sovereignty. 4. 141. The Right to Peace and Security (Article 23) Although the Sahrawi people have been victims of aggression and occupation by Morocco, the Saharawi Republic strives to enhance international peace and security through:  Provision of facilities for the UN Mission for the organization of a referendum in Western Sahara;  Support to the efforts of the African Union in the promotion of security and peace keeping in Africa. 142. The commitment of the Sahrawi Republic to these issues is evidenced by its signature of the Geneva Call to Criminalise the Stockpiling and Manufacture of AntiPersonnel Mines on 3 November 2005 at a time when Morocco had not adhered to the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of Stockpiling, Manufacture and Transfer of AntiPersonnel Mines and continued to plant mines along the Moroccan military wall that divides Western Sahara into two parts along 2,400 kilometres. Many Sahrawis have fallen victims of these mines. 143. The Sahrawi Republic has also signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Land Mine Action Organisation for the demining of the liberated territories and the training of Sahrawis to carry out this noble humanitarian task.