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<ul> <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li>\</li> <li><a href="/en/secretariat/about-secretariat">Secretariat</a></li> <li>\</li> <li class="active">About Secretariat</li> </ul> </div> <h1>IORA Secretariat</h1> </div> </div> <div class="body-content"> <div class="cont680px"> <h2></h2> <br/><br/> <h3 class="blueTitle">Secretariat</h3> <p>The Secretariat of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) is hosted by the Government of the Republic of Mauritius which is based in Cyber City, Eb猫ne, Mauritius.聽 It聽manages, coordinates, services and monitors the implementation of policy decisions, work programmes and projects adopted by the Council of Ministers.聽<br /><br />The Secretariat is responsible for the servicing of all IORA meetings, the representation and promotion of the Association, the collation and dissemination of information, the maintenance of an archive, depository and registry for IORA documentation and research material and the mobilization of resources.<br /><br />The Secretariat is headed by a Secretary-General, who is assisted by four Directors and Experts, on voluntary secondment from Member States. A Chair in Indian Ocean Studies has been established to support the work of the Association through rigorous, in-depth research on the six priority areas of IORA.聽The Secretariat is also supported by locally recruited staff focusing on various areas of development.</p> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> <h3 class="blueTitle">Structure of IORA Secretariat</h3> <img src="/media/298/untitled-2.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=980&height=459&rnd=131546257690000000" alt="Structure of IORA Secretariat"/> </div> </div> <div class="feat-blocks"> <div class="cont"> <ul> <li onClick="location.href='/en/about/about-iora'"> <div class="overlay"><div class="text">About IORA</div></div> <img src="/media/1011/about.jpg?crop=0.054224464060529429,0.022824312369661134,0,0.031635646237462067&cropmode=percentage&width=890&height=498&rnd=131539191270000000" class="img-responsive" alt=""/> </li> <li onClick="location.href='/en/secretariat/secretary-general'"> <div class="overlay"><div class="text">Secretary General of IORA</div></div> <img src="/media/1013/untitled-2.jpg?crop=0,0,0,0&cropmode=percentage&width=890&height=498&rnd=131535858350000000" class="img-responsive" alt=""/> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <footer> <div class="flag-cn"> <ul> <li><span class="tooltip">Australia</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/australia.svg" alt="Australia"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Bangladesh</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/bangladesh.svg" alt="Bangladesh"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Comoros</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/comores.svg" alt="Comoros"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">India</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/india.svg" alt="India"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Indonesia</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/indonesia.svg" alt="Indonesia"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Iran</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/iran.svg" alt="Iran"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Kenya</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/kenya.svg" alt="Kenya"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Madagascar</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/madagascar.svg" alt="Madagascar"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Malaysia</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/malaysia.svg" alt="Malaysia"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Mauritius</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/mauritius.svg" alt="Mauritius"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Mozambique</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/mozambique.svg" alt="Mozambique"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Oman</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/oman.svg" alt="Oman"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Seychelles</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/seychelles.svg" alt="Seychelles"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Singapore</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/singapore.svg" alt="Singapore"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Somalia</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/somalia.svg" alt="Somalia"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">South Africa</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/south-africa.svg" alt="South Africa"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Sri Lanka</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/sri-lanka.svg" alt="Sri Lanka"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Tanzania</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/tanzania.svg" alt="Tanzania"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Thailand</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/thailand.svg" alt="Thailand"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">UAE</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/uae.svg" alt="UAE"/></li> <li><span class="tooltip">Yemen</span><img src="/images/svg/flag/yemen.svg" alt="Yemen"/></li> </ul> </div> <div class="copy">© 2017 IORA Ltd. 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