Summit of Heads of State or Government
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intergovernmental summit
organ of the Southern African Development Community
supreme decision-making body
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.
Statements (47)
| 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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