Ghana in Search of Regional Integration Agenda 179 (n) the establishment of a fund for cooperation, compensation and development; and (o) any other activity that Member States may decide to undertake jointly with a view to attaining Community objectives. In addition there are the General Undertakings of Member States by which: (a) Member States undertake to create favourable conditions for the attainment of the objectives of the Community, and particularly to take all necessary measures to harmonise their strategies and policies, and to refrain from any action that may hinder the attainment of the said objectives. (b) Each Member State shall, in accordance with its constitutional procedures, take all necessary measures to ensure the enactment and dissemination of such legislative and statutory texts as may be necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this[ECOWAS] Treaty. (c) Each Member State undertakes to honour its obligations under this[ECOWAS] Treaty and to abide by the decisions and regulations of the Community. C. Institutional Architecture of the ECOWAS Within the institutional architecture of the ECOWAS is established a number of organs. Firstly he Authority of Heads of State and Government is the supreme institution of the Community and is charged, under Article 7, with the responsibility for the general direction and control of the Community and enjoined to take all measures to ensure progressive development and realisation of The Community's objectives. The functions of the Authority include the determination of the general policy and major guidelines of the Community, the giving of directives, the harmonisation and coordination of the economic, scientific, technical, cultural and social policies of the Member States. The other organs of the Community are: the Council of Ministers, the Community Parliament, the Economic and Social Council, the Community Court of Justice, the Executive Secretariat, and the Fund for Cooperation, Compensation and Development. In addition, there are the specialised agencies which, include: the West African Health Organisation(WAHO), the West African Monetary Agency(WAMA), the West African Monetary Institute(WAMI), ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre(EYSDC), ECOWAS Gender Development Centre(EGDC), Water Resources Co-ordination Unit(WRCU), ECOWAS Brown Card, and the West African Power Pool(WAPP). These agencies have been created to better adapt to the international
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