Assembly/AU/Decl.1(XXIV) Page 3 14. Ratify and speed up, the implementation of international conventions relating to aviation safety, security and the protection of the environment as well as regional agreements on market access, facilitation of transport of passengers and cargo by air; 15. Promote and facilitate establishment of regional training institutions for technical and professional staff in the different civil aviation; 16. Pursue the creation of a Human resources development fund for the civil aviation sector in Africa on the basis of the joint endeavour between AFCAC and ICAO; 17. Promote research and development programmes for aviation infrastructure and air transport services in Africa; 18. Ensure that Member States of the African Union and Regional Economic Communities strengthen inter-African and continental cooperation in the air transport sub sector; and 19. Call upon the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank, the European Union, the World Bank and other development partners to support the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market under the AU Agenda 2063.