League of Arab States
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| Type: | Organization |
| Industry: | Government & Politics |
| Founded: | March 22, 1945 |
| Headquarters: | Cairo |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Website: | arableagueonline.org |
| Key People | |
| Dr. Nabil El Araby, Secretary General | |
The League of Arab States is an organization composed of 22 member states in the Arab Region (North and Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia or Middle East). It was established on March 22, 1946 in Cairo to strengthen the relationship of its member states, co-ordinate their economic, political, cultural, health and social welfare, communications and other activities and to protect their independence, sovereignty and the general affairs and interest of Arab countries. The original members of the League of Arab States include Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon, Transjordan (Jordan) and Syria. [1]
The governance of the League of Arab States is executed by a Council, which is comprised of one representative per member state. The Council is mandated to supervise the implementation of agreements made by member states and to determine if it is necessary for the league to participate in international organizations to maintain peace and security as well as economic and social relations in the Arab region. Special Committees prepare draft agreements on specific areas of co-operation between the member states to realize the objectives of the League on different issues. The organization is headed by a Secretary General whose rank is equal to an Ambassador is appointed by the Council. The current Secretary General of the league is Dr. Nabil El Araby.[2]
Sectors
The different sectors of the organization include:[3]
- Secretary General Cabinet
- Political Sector
- Economical Sector
- National Security Sector'
- Auditing Sector
- Social Affairs Sector
- Palestine Sector
- Media and Communications Sector
- Human Resources Sector