Summit of Heads of State or Government

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The Summit of Heads of State or Government is the supreme decision-making body of the Southern African Development Community, where national leaders set the region’s overall policy direction and priorities.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental summit
organ of the Southern African Development Community
supreme decision-making body
adopts SADC legal instruments
SADC policies
SADC protocols
alsoKnownAs SADC Summit
surface form: "SADC Heads of State and Government Summit"

SADC Summit
surface form: "Summit of SADC Heads of State or Government"
appoints Executive Secretary of SADC
approves SADC strategic plans
admission of new SADC member states
composedOf national leaders of SADC member states
convenesIn SADC member states on a rotational basis
decisionMakingMode consensus
defines overall policy direction of SADC
strategic priorities of SADC
elects Chairperson of SADC
Deputy Chairperson of SADC
establishedBy SADC founding treaty
hasAuthorityOver Council of Ministers of SADC
SADC Secretariat
SADC Tribunal (when operational)
hasMember Heads of Government of SADC member states
Heads of State of SADC member states
jurisdiction Southern African Development Community
surface form: "Southern African Development Community region"
languageOfWork English
French
Portuguese
legalBasis Southern African Development Community
surface form: "Treaty of the Southern African Development Community"
meetingType extraordinary summit
ordinary summit
meets at least once a year
oversees SADC institutions
implementation of SADC objectives
partOf Southern African Development Community
policyScope economic integration in Southern Africa
political cooperation in Southern Africa
security cooperation in Southern Africa
social and human development in Southern Africa
purpose coordinate and harmonize policies of SADC member states
ensure implementation of SADC Treaty and protocols
promote regional integration in Southern Africa
regionServed Southern Africa
reportsTo no higher SADC organ
role supreme decision-making body of SADC
supreme policy-making institution of SADC
shortName SADC Summit

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Southern African Development Community hasOrgan Summit of Heads of State or Government

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