EX.CL/Dec.1032(XXXIV) Page 2 II. THE 3RD ORDINARY SESSION OF THE STC ON YOUTH, CULTURE AND SPORTS, 21-25 OCTOBER 2018, ALGIERS, ALGERIA - Doc. EX.CL/1106(XXXIV) 11. WELCOMES the successful holding of the 3rd STC-YCS from 21 to 25 October 2018 in Algiers, Algeria, and ADOPTS the recommendations of the session; A. 12. 2 On Culture and Sports ADOPTS the following: i) The International Day of “African and Afro Descendant Culture” to be celebrated by African Union Member States and the Diaspora annually on 24 January, and REQUESTS the Republic of Mali to work with the African Union Commission to identify the theme of the year of the International Day of African and Afro Descendant Culture to be transmitted to Member States2; ii) The Algiers’ Call to Action on Heritage in Africa and CALLS UPON the Republic of South Africa to broaden the consultation on the process and include the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage 2003 in relation to languages and category II centres and WELCOMES the establishment of a category II centres for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa (CRESPIAF) in Algiers under the auspices of UNESCO; iii) The Plan of Action for the African Decade on Technical, Professional, Entrepreneurial Training and Youth Employment and requests Member States to avail resources to fully implement the Decade Plan of Action and to integrate it into their respective TVET and Youth Employment Plans; iv) The Implementation Guide of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance, HAILS the efforts of the Champions of the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance, African Union Commission and the Observatory of Cultural Policies of Africa (OCPA) in developing a pedagogical tool which will guide Member States in the Implementation of the Charter and CALLS UPON the Member States that have not yet ratified the Charter for African Cultural Renaissance to expedite their ratification processes; v) The “African Para Games” as an official qualification multi-sport event for the African Para athletes every four years in the lead up of the Paralympic Games and ENCOURAGES Member States to volunteer to host the first Edition of the African Para-Games in the first quarter of 2020; Morocco rejected this decision on account of violation of rules of procedure 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, 7- 8 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia