 በድርጅቱ መተዳደሪያ ደንብ አንቀጽ 22 መሠረት፣ "ዋና ጸሐፊው የሚሾመው በ ከጠቅላላው አባላት ውስጥ ሁለት ሦስተኛ የሚሆኑት ተገኝተው ድምጽ ይሰጣሉ በጠቅላላ ጉባኤው"
According to Article 22 of the organization's Statutes, "the general secretary shall be appointed by a two-thirds majority of the full members present and voting at the General Assembly."