CM/Res.1303 (LII)
RESOLUTION ON THE SITUATION OF THE AFRICAN BUREAU FOR EDUCATION SCIENCE (EASE)
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Fifty- second Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 3 to 8 July 1990,
Considering Resolution CM/Res.1035 (XLIII) on the granting of OAU Specialized Agency Status to the African Bureau for Educational Science (BASE),
Considering Resolution CM/Res.7 (XLVI) by which OAU approved the program of Work of BASE,
Considering that education is a sine qua non for any political, economic, social and cultural liberation,
Aware of the importance of scientific research and international cooperation for development in the field of education,
Considering the difficulties encountered by the African Bureau for Educational Science (EASE) regarding its operation and the constant increase in the arrears of contribution of BASE Member State:
URGES member states, which have not yet done so, to sign and ratify the BASE Charter;
REQUESTS Member States to pay their contributions to the BASE budget as a demonstration of their support for the latter’s scientific programme.