Template:ICDO STRUCTURE

General Assembly — Supreme organ —	Executive Council — Executive organ —	Permanent Secretariat — Administrative organ —

The General Assembly is the supreme body; it comprises 60 Member States, 16 Observers and 23 Affiliate Members and is headed by a President. It meets at least every 2 years.	The Executive Council, the secular arm of the Organization, is currently made up of 25 members whose mandate is renewable every four years. It is overseen by a president. It meets every year in ordinary sessions and as many times as necessary in extraordinary sessions.	The Permanent Secretariat, based in Geneva, Switzerland, is the backbone of the Organization. Indeed, headed by a Secretary General, this body is responsible for the implementation of the decisions of the General Assembly and the Executive Council.