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Organisation

The Commonwealth Secretariat is headed by the Commonwealth-Secretary General. The Secretary-General is elected by Heads of Government for a maximum of two four-year terms.

Commonwealth SecretariatThe Secretary-General is assisted by the two Deputy Secretaries-General. Around three-quarters of the 53 member countries are currently represented among the some 252 staff of the Secretariat.

The work of the Secretariat is ‘programme-driven and division-led’. This means that the sixteen programmes are carried out by the divisions and units.

 

 

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