The MSG Secretariat comprises of the Director General and four Divisions, each headed by a Director in charge of: Corporate Services, Economic and Social Development, Political Affairs, and the Trade and Investment.
The organization is guided by the Agreement Establishing the MSG which is now-ratified by all members and conducts its business as directed by the Leaders, Foreign Ministers and Senior Officials.
Our Strengths and Competitive Advantage
- Ease of consensus decision
- Melanesian identity/solidarity
- Heterogeneous group each with own identify, strengths etc.
- Abundance of natural resources within the MSG
- Larger base of skilled human resource
- Four largest economies in the region/economy of scale including land mass
- Accessibility in transportation and communication network
- Technical and policy work within the Secretariat (MSG)
- More connectivity
- Closer to traditional markets including Asia