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1. The Head of state Summit. It meets once in every two years for a week for extensive decisions and consultations. Decisions are reached by consensus.
2. Ministerial Meetings. The commonwealth ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs and defence hold regular meetings once every year. Ministers of Health, Education and Law hold meetings once every three years
3. The Commonwealth Secretariat: headed by the secretary general and with a staff of 350 drawn from member countries. It co-ordinates co-operation among members. The first secretary General was Arnold Smith of Canada. In 1990, Chief Emeka Anyaoku of Nigeria became the first African Secretary General.
4. Specialized Agencies.
a) The Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-Operation; supplies funds, finance, experts and advisers for projects carried out in member states.
b) The Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau; it provides co-operation in the field of agriculture.
c) The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; helps to improve relations between parliamentarians of member states.
d) The Commonwealth Regional Health Secretariat for East, Central and Southern Africa; promotes co-operation in health.
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