The Committee shall be responsible for matters relating to:
Regional peace, stability and security by seeking to promote and strengthen good neighbourliness;
Follow up on the status of implementation of Community Texts on peace, security, democracy and good governance;
Promotion and consolidation of a democratic system of governance in each Member State as envisaged by ECOWAS declaration of Political Principles adopted in Abuja on 6 July 1991;
Assisting in parliamentary mediation missions aimed at achieving peaceful resolution of disputes among Member States, cooperation between neighbouring States and promotion of peace, a catalyst of economic development;
Strengthening cooperation in the area of conflict prevention, early warning, peacekeeping operations, control of cross-border crime; international terrorism, proliferation of small arms and anti-personnel mines;
Measures to combat crime, drug trafficking, money laundering, corruption and fraud;
South-South and North-South dialogue;
The African Peer Review Mechanism
The territorial integrity and independence of Member State.
