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Download or read book 12 - Consolidating Regional Security written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The link between economic development and security was later strongly identified in the revised Treaty of ECOWAS adopted in 1993.236 This point was reinforced in Article 2 of the Protocol Relating to the Mechanism on Conflict Prevention, Management, Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security in which it was stated that the economic and social development of the peoples and states are inextricably linke. [...] The key institutions established by the Protocol include the following: a) The Authority of Heads of State and Government b) The Mediation and Security Council c) The Executive Secretariat ( now the Commission). [...] It comprises nine members of which the Authority can elect seven whereas the other two shall be the current chair and the immediate past chair of the Authority.238 In keeping with Article 10 of the Mechanism, the Council takes decisions on issues of peace and security in the sub-region on behalf of the Authority and has the following functions: a) decide on all matters relating to peace and securi. [...] This incorporates personal autonomy, control over one's life, and unhindered participation in the life of the community.250 1-ECOWAS.pmd 202 28/10/2011, 20:35 Jaye: Consolidating Regional Security 203 Therefore, the missing link in the peace and security efforts of ECOWAS is the failure to promote the broader human security agenda. [...] One of the challenges of bringing economic development back into the ECOWAS agenda is the attitude of the leaders in the region.