• Office of the Secretary-General
• Office of the Deputy Secretary-General
• Office of the General Counsel

Directorates

• Foreign and Community Relations
• Regional Trade and Economic Integration
• Human and Social Development

• service meetings of the Organs and Bodies of the Community and take appropriate follow up action on determinations issuing from such meetings
• initiate, organise and conduct studies on issues for the achievement of the objectives of the Community
• provide, on request, services to Member States of the Community on matters relating to the achievement of its objectives
• collect, store and disseminate to Member States of the Community information relevant for the achievement of its objectives; assist Community Organs in the development and implementation of proposals and programmes for the achievement of objectives of the Community
• co-ordinate in relation to the Community the activities of donor agencies, international, regional and national institutions for the
• achievement of objectives of the Community
• prepare the draft budget of the Community for examination by the Budget Committee
• provide, on request, technical assistance to national authorities to facilitate implementation of Community decisions
• conduct, as mandated, fact-finding assignments in Member States, and
• initiate or develop proposals for consideration and decision by competent Organs in order to achieve Community objectives