Standing Committee
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The Standing Committee is a key decision-making body within the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), typically composed of member states’ foreign secretaries who oversee and coordinate the organization’s regional cooperation initiatives.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Standing Committee (SAARC) | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Decision-making body
ⓘ
Standing committee ⓘ |
| approves | SAARC budget proposals ⓘ |
| composedOf | Foreign secretaries of SAARC member states ⓘ |
| coordinates | Regional cooperation initiatives in South Asia ⓘ |
| decisionMakingMode | Consensus ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
ⓘ
surface form:
Charter of SAARC
|
| hasFunction |
Approves SAARC work programmes
ⓘ
Considers and recommends projects and programmes ⓘ Monitors implementation of SAARC decisions ⓘ Prepares agenda for the Council of Ministers ⓘ Provides policy direction for SAARC activities ⓘ Reviews progress of regional cooperation ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Coordinates SAARC programmes and activities
ⓘ
Key decision-making body of SAARC ⓘ Oversees regional cooperation initiatives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | SAARC member states ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mayHold | Extraordinary sessions ⓘ |
| meetsAtLeast | Once a year ⓘ |
| meetsInConjunctionWith |
Council of Ministers of SAARC
ⓘ
surface form:
SAARC Council of Ministers meetings
|
| memberOf | Institutional framework of SAARC ⓘ |
| membership |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Bhutan ⓘ India ⓘ Maldives ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| oversees |
Programming Committee (SAARC)
ⓘ
Technical Committees of SAARC ⓘ |
| partOf | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ⓘ |
| policyArea |
Cultural cooperation
ⓘ
Economic cooperation ⓘ Regional integration ⓘ Social development ⓘ |
| recommends | New areas of cooperation to the Council of Ministers ⓘ |
| regionServed | South Asia ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Council of Ministers of SAARC
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ministers (SAARC)
|
| reviews | Reports of SAARC Technical Committees ⓘ |
| secretariatSupport | SAARC Secretariat ⓘ |
| shortName |
Standing Committee of SAARC
ⓘ
surface form:
SAARC Standing Committee
|
| supportsBody | SAARC Summit ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | Intergovernmental body ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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