Southern African Development Community 2. In this Protocol, unless the context otherwise requires: "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Organ; "ISDSC" means the Inter-State Defence and Security Committee; "ISPDC" means the Inter-State Politics and Diplomacy Committee. "Signatory" means a Member State which signs this Protocol; "State Party" means a Member State that has ratified or acceded to this Protocol. ARTICLE2 OBJECTIVES 1. The general objective of the Organ shall be to promote peace and security in the Region. 2. The specific objectives of the Organ shall be to: a) protect the people and safeguard the development of the Region against instability arising from the breakdown of law and order, intra-state conflict, inter-state conflict and aggression; b) promote political co-operation among State Parties and the evolution of common political values and institutions; c) develop common foreign policy approaches on issues of mutual concern and advance such policy collectively in international fora; d) promote regional co-ordination and co-operation on matters related to security and defence and establish appropriate mechanisms to this end; Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation 3