CM/Res.849 (XXXVI)
RESOLUTION ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SPORTS IN AFRICA
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Thirty-sixth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 23 February to 1 March, 1981,
Having heard the progress report submitted by the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Sports in Africa,
Considering the increasingly significant role played by sports as an essential tool for the promotion of culture and as a means of bringing individuals and peoples together,
Considering further that sports form an integral part of national education,
WARMLY CONGRATULATES the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) on his dynamism and ceaseless efforts to promote sports in Africa;
CALLS UPON Member States to further support the SCSA action by regularly honoring their financial obligations to this specialized institution of the OAU and by participating actively in its activities;
REQUESTS the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa to have recourse to African experts, as far as possible, for training and other related activities;
REQUESTS the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa to better distribute sports activities throughout all the Member States of the OAU.
REQUESTS the OAU Secretary-General to convey concern to Member States over the past financial mismanagement of the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa and to request it to institute vigorous financial controls with a view to winning the confidence of contributing states.