CM/Res. 217 (XIV) RESOLUTION ON 1970 – INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION YEAR
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Fourteenth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 27 February to 6 March 1970,
Being aware of the fact that the United Nations Organization has, by resolutions 2306 (XXII) of 13th December 1967, and A/RES/2412 (XXIII) of 23 December 1968, designated 1970 as International Education Year, which also falls at the beginning of the United Nations Second Development Decade,
Observing that the objectives and scope of the International Education Year are also outli ned in resolutions Nos. 1.111 and 1.112 of UNESCO,
Noting that all Member States of the OAU are continuously engaged in expanding and strengthening their national educational and training services,
Desirous of supporting the United Nations (of which all OAU Member States are members) in its efforts to assist its Member States, and particularly the developing countries, to achieve adequate and rapid development,
WELCOMES the initiative of the United Nations to observe 1970 as the International Education Year, during which a deliberate boost would be given to desirable activities and studies in education and training at national, regional, continental and international levels;
URGES Member States of the OAU to participate fully in the activities of 1970 which has been designated International Education Year;
INVITES the Administrative Secretary General to undertake such projects and studies within the duly approved programme of the OAU, which can be implemented as from this year, in order to contribute to the eventual success of the International Education Year.