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World Scout Bureau: [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]] |
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* 174 organisations<ref name="RepCongo2023">{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2023 |title=Scoutisme Congolais joins global Scout Movement as 174th Member Organization |url=https://scout.org/Scoutisme-Congolais-joins-WOSM |website=[[Scout.org]]}}</ref> |
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* Around 43 million participants (2021)<ref name="Final WOSM Census 2022">{{ |
* Around 43 million participants (2021)<ref name="Final WOSM Census 2022">{{Cite web |date=31 May 2022 |title=Final WOSM Census 2022 |url=https://www.scout.org/sites/default/files/library_files/Final%20WOSM%20Census%202022.pdf}}</ref> |
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| chiefscouttitle = Secretary General |
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| chiefscout = [[Ahmad Alhendawi]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |
| chiefscout = [[Ahmad Alhendawi]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=Next Secretary General – World Organization of the Scout Movement |url=https://www.scout.org/nextsgannouncement |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116015818/https://www.scout.org/nextsgannouncement |archive-date=16 November 2016 |access-date=2016-11-15 |website=scout.org}}</ref><ref name="un.org">{{Cite web |title=Alhendawi announces departure – Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth |url=https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/2016/11/alhendawi-announces-departure-position-set-join-world-organization-scout-movement-secretary-general |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104091409/http://www.un.org/youthenvoy/2016/11/alhendawi-announces-departure-position-set-join-world-organization-scout-movement-secretary-general/ |archive-date=4 November 2017 |access-date=2016-11-15 |publisher=United Nations}}</ref> |
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| chiefscouttitle2 = World Scout Committee Chairman |
| chiefscouttitle2 = World Scout Committee Chairman |
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The '''World Organization of the Scout Movement''' ('''WOSM''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ʊ|z|əm}}) is the largest international [[Scouting]] organization. WOSM has |
The '''World Organization of the Scout Movement''' ('''WOSM''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ʊ|z|əm}}) is the largest international [[Scouting]] organization. WOSM has 174 members.<ref name="RepCongo2023" /> These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants.<ref name="Final WOSM Census 2022" /> WOSM was established in 1922,<ref name="constitution">{{Cite web |date=January 2011 |title=Constitution of the World Organization of the Scout Movement |url=http://scout.org/sites/default/files/library_files/WOSM_Constitution_EN.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230419/http://scout.org/sites/default/files/library_files/WOSM_Constitution_EN.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=23 February 2015 |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |page=3}}</ref><ref name="Colquhoun 1954">{{Cite book |last=Colquhoun, OBE |first=John Frederick |title=Running a Scout Group |publisher=The Boy Scouts Association |year=1954 |location=London |pages=198 |quote=the first International Conference was held in Paris in '1922', when Great Britain became one of the founder-members of the world organization. |author-link=John Frederick Colquhoun}}</ref> and has its operational headquarters at [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] and its legal seat in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]. It is the counterpart of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS). |
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The WOSM's current stated mission is "to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the [[Scout Promise]] and [[Scout Law]], to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society".<ref name="mission2017">{{ |
The WOSM's current stated mission is "to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the [[Scout Promise]] and [[Scout Law]], to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society".<ref name="mission2017">{{Cite web |year=2017 |title=Mission |url=https://www.scout.org/mission |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206111742/https://www.scout.org/mission |archive-date=6 December 2017 |access-date=6 December 2017 |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="mission">{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=The Mission of Scouting |url=http://www.scout.org/en/about_scouting/mission_vision |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090629035914/http://www.scout.org/en/about_scouting/mission_vision |archive-date=29 June 2009 |access-date=30 May 2007 |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |df=dmy-all}}</ref> WOSM is organized into regions and operates with a conference, committee and bureau. |
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The WOSM is associated with three [[World Scout Centres]]. The [[World Scout Jamboree]] is held roughly every four years under the auspices of the WOSM, with members of WAGGGS also invited. WOSM also organises the [[World Scout Moot]], a Jamboree for 17- to 26-year-olds, and has organised the [[World Scout Indaba]], a gathering for Scout leaders. The [[World Scout Foundation]] is a perpetual fund governed by a separate Board of Governors and supported by donations for the development of WOSM associated Scouting programs throughout the world. |
The WOSM is associated with three [[World Scout Centres]]. The [[World Scout Jamboree]] is held roughly every four years under the auspices of the WOSM, with members of WAGGGS also invited. WOSM also organises the [[World Scout Moot]], a Jamboree for 17- to 26-year-olds, and has organised the [[World Scout Indaba]], a gathering for Scout leaders. The [[World Scout Foundation]] is a perpetual fund governed by a separate Board of Governors and supported by donations for the development of WOSM associated Scouting programs throughout the world. |
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WOSM is a [[non-governmental organization]] with General [[Consultative Status]] to the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]] (ECOSOC).<ref name="wosmUN">{{ |
WOSM is a [[non-governmental organization]] with General [[Consultative Status]] to the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]] (ECOSOC).<ref name="wosmUN">{{Cite web |year=2016 |title=WOSM and the UN |url=https://www.scout.org/un |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621023258/https://www.scout.org/un |archive-date=21 June 2021 |access-date=29 July 2016 |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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As a result of an international conference held during the [[1st |
As a result of an international conference held during the [[1st World Scout Jamboree]] at Olympia, London in 1920, leaders there agreed to create a '''Boy Scouts International Bureau''' (BSIB). An office was established at 25, [[Buckingham Palace Road]], London, and the then International Commissioner of [[The Scout Association|The Boy Scouts Association]] of the United Kingdom, [[Hubert S. Martin]], was appointed as Honorary Director. The first task of the bureau was to co-ordinate the discussions and to prepare a second international conference in Paris in 1922.<ref name="constitution" /><ref name="Colquhoun 1954" /> At the 1922 Paris conference The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement, its committee and BSIB were constituted by the founding member organizations.<ref name="Colquhoun 1954" /> In 1961 The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement reconstituted the organization introducing the name '''World Organization of the Scout Movement''' (WOSM). The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement became the WOSM's World Scout Conference, its International Committee became the World Scout Committee and the Boy Scouts International Bureau became the WOSM's World Scout Bureau.<ref name="Kroonenberg">{{Cite book |last=Kroonenberg |first=Piet J. |url=https://www.scouting.nl/downloads/referentiebibliotheek/historie/piet-j-kroonenberg/2338-undaunted/file |title=The Undaunted |date=March 2004 |isbn=9780974647906 |edition=Integral Internet Edition, November 2011 |chapter=Chapter 2: International Scouting: Refugees, Displaced Persons and Exile Scouting |author-link=Piet J. Kroonenberg |access-date=21 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220201229/https://www.scouting.nl/downloads/referentiebibliotheek/historie/piet-j-kroonenberg/2338-undaunted/file |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==World Scout Conference== |
==World Scout Conference== |
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The '''World Scout Conference''' is the governing body and meets every three years, preceded by the [[World Scout Youth Forum]]. The World Scout Conference is the general assembly of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and is composed of six delegates from each of the member Scout associations. If a country has more than one association, the associations form a federation for coordination and world representation. The basis for recognition and membership in the World Scout Conference includes adherence to the aims and principles of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and independence from political involvement on the part of each member association.<ref name="World Scouting"/> |
The '''World Scout Conference''' is the governing body and meets every three years, preceded by the [[World Scout Youth Forum]]. The World Scout Conference is the general assembly of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and is composed of six delegates from each of the member Scout associations. If a country has more than one association, the associations form a federation for coordination and world representation. The basis for recognition and membership in the World Scout Conference includes adherence to the aims and principles of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and independence from political involvement on the part of each member association.<ref name="World Scouting" /> |
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The Conference meets every three years and is hosted by a member association. At the World Scout Conference, basic cooperative efforts are agreed upon and a plan of mutual coordination is adopted.<ref>{{Cite web | |
The Conference meets every three years and is hosted by a member association. At the World Scout Conference, basic cooperative efforts are agreed upon and a plan of mutual coordination is adopted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laszlo Nagy (1921–2009) / Secretary General / World Bureau / Governance / Our Organisation / Home – World Organization of the Scout Movement |url=http://scout.org/en/our_organisation/governance/world_bureau/secretary_general/laszlo_nagy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926120551/http://scout.org/en/our_organisation/governance/world_bureau/secretary_general/laszlo_nagy |archive-date=26 September 2009}}</ref> |
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| 2021 || 42nd World Scout Conference |
| 2021 || 42nd World Scout Conference |
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| 2024 || 43rd World Scout Conference |
| 2024 || 43rd World Scout Conference |
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==World Scout Committee== |
==World Scout Committee== |
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The '''World Scout Committee''' is the executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and is composed of elected volunteers and one appointed Secretary General. The World Scout Committee represents World Scout Conference between the meetings of the full conference. The World Scout Committee is responsible for the implementation of the resolutions of the World Scout Conference and for acting on its behalf between its meetings. The Committee meets at least twice a year. Its Steering Committee, consisting of the Chairperson, two Vice-Chairpersons, a Youth Advisor and the Secretary General, meet as needed.<ref>{{ |
The '''World Scout Committee''' is the executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and is composed of elected volunteers and one appointed Secretary General. The World Scout Committee represents World Scout Conference between the meetings of the full conference. The World Scout Committee is responsible for the implementation of the resolutions of the World Scout Conference and for acting on its behalf between its meetings. The Committee meets at least twice a year. Its Steering Committee, consisting of the Chairperson, two Vice-Chairpersons, a Youth Advisor and the Secretary General, meet as needed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Scout Committee |url=http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/international/worldscouting.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230134446/https://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/International/WorldScouting.aspx |archive-date=30 December 2017 |access-date=1 January 2012 |website=WOSM World Scouting}}</ref> |
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The committee has 21 members. Twelve, each from a different country, are elected for three-year terms by the World Scout Conference. The members, elected without regard to their nationality, represent the interests of the movement as a whole, not those of their country. The Secretary General, the Treasurer of WOSM and a representative member of the board of the World Scout Foundation and the chairpersons of the regional Scout committees are ''ex-officio'' members of the committee. The six Youth Advisors to the WSC are elected by the [[World Scout Youth Forum]]. The Youth Advisors participate in all of the WSC meetings and are also part of the governing structure between the meetings. |
The committee has 21 members. Twelve, each from a different country, are elected for three-year terms by the World Scout Conference. The members, elected without regard to their nationality, represent the interests of the movement as a whole, not those of their country. The Secretary General, the Treasurer of WOSM and a representative member of the board of the World Scout Foundation and the chairpersons of the regional Scout committees are ''ex-officio'' members of the committee. The six Youth Advisors to the WSC are elected by the [[World Scout Youth Forum]]. The Youth Advisors participate in all of the WSC meetings and are also part of the governing structure between the meetings. |
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The 2021-2024 World Scout Committee has set up work streams to address the top strategic priorities, as defined by the World Scout Conference, which at present include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annex 1: 2021-2024 Operational Framework |url=https://www.scout.org/system/files/circulars/2022-03-03_Circular-052022_Volunteer%20Appointments%202021-2024_annexes_EN.pdf | |
The 2021-2024 World Scout Committee has set up work streams to address the top strategic priorities, as defined by the World Scout Conference, which at present include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annex 1: 2021-2024 Operational Framework |url=https://www.scout.org/system/files/circulars/2022-03-03_Circular-052022_Volunteer%20Appointments%202021-2024_annexes_EN.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419172652/https://www.scout.org/system/files/circulars/2022-03-03_Circular-052022_Volunteer%20Appointments%202021-2024_annexes_EN.pdf |archive-date=19 April 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022 |website=World Organization of the Scout Movement}}</ref> |
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* Educational Methods |
* Educational Methods |
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** Boosting Volunteers (Adults in Scouting Project) |
** Boosting Volunteers (Adults in Scouting Project) |
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** Life Skills Initiative |
** Life Skills Initiative |
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** SCENES Coordination Team |
** SCENES Coordination Team |
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*World Events |
* World Events |
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**Evolution of the World Scout Conference |
** Evolution of the World Scout Conference |
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**Innovation of all World Events |
** Innovation of all World Events |
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*Good Governance |
* Good Governance |
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**Growth, Recovery and Resilience - Enabling Capacities for Growth |
** Growth, Recovery and Resilience - Enabling Capacities for Growth |
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**GSAT Review and New Partner On-boarding |
** GSAT Review and New Partner On-boarding |
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**Safe from Harm 1 - Compliance Mechanism Build, Pilot and Implementation |
** Safe from Harm 1 - Compliance Mechanism Build, Pilot and Implementation |
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**Safe from Harm in World and Regional Events |
** Safe from Harm in World and Regional Events |
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**Strengthening Consultants Support in Financial Management |
** Strengthening Consultants Support in Financial Management |
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**WOSM Consultants 2.0 |
** WOSM Consultants 2.0 |
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Task forces include: |
Task forces include: |
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* Youth Engagement in Decision-Making |
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Workstream Coordination Group |
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===Current members 2021–2024=== |
===Current members 2021–2024=== |
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|Chairperson, Eurasia Scout Committee |
|Chairperson, Eurasia Scout Committee |
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|Rubem Tadeu |
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|Chairperson, Interamerican Scout Committee |
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|Abdullah Altraiji |
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|Chairperson, Africa Scout Committee |
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|Hon. Gov. [[Dale Corvera]] |
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|Chairperson, Asia-Pacific Scout Committee |
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|[[Ahmad Alhendawi]], Secretary General |
|[[Ahmad Alhendawi]], Secretary General |
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|[[Geoff Morgan]], [[Member of the Order of Australia|AM]], Member [[World Scout Foundation|WSF]] |
|[[Geoff Morgan]], [[Member of the Order of Australia|AM]], Member [[World Scout Foundation|WSF]] |
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|Australia<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr Geoff Morgan AM |url=https://worldscoutfoundation.org/team/mr-geoff-morgan-am |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305220839/https://worldscoutfoundation.org/team/mr-geoff-morgan-am |archive-date=5 March 2023 |access-date=1 June 2022 |publisher=World Scout Foundation}}</ref> |
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* <small> Note: The World Scout Conference in 2008 decided that, starting at the World Conference in 2011, elected members will serve for only three years, but be eligible for re-election for one additional term. Due SARS-COV2 (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Scout Conference was rescheduled from Aug 2020 to Aug 2021. </small> |
* <small> '''Note''': The World Scout Conference in 2008 decided that, starting at the World Conference in 2011, elected members will serve for only three years, but be eligible for re-election for one additional term. Due SARS-COV2 (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Scout Conference was rescheduled from Aug 2020 to Aug 2021. </small> |
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===Bronze Wolf Award=== |
===Bronze Wolf Award=== |
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The [[Bronze Wolf Award]] is the only distinction awarded by WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. It was first awarded to [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell]] by a unanimous decision of the then-''International Committee'' on the day of the institution of the Bronze Wolf in [[Stockholm]] in 1935. |
The [[Bronze Wolf Award]] is the only distinction awarded by WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. It was first awarded to [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell]] by a unanimous decision of the then-''International Committee'' on the day of the institution of the Bronze Wolf in [[Stockholm]] in 1935.{{cn|date=April 2024}} |
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==World Scout Bureau== |
==World Scout Bureau== |
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[[Image:World Organization of the Scout Movement map.svg|400px|thumb|right|The World Scout Bureau is headquartered in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] and |
[[Image:World Organization of the Scout Movement map.svg|400px|thumb|right|The World Scout Bureau is headquartered in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] and (before the dissolution of [[Eurasian Scout Region]]) had offices in six regional divisions: |
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{{legend|#73C2FB|'''[[WOSM-European Region|European Region]]''': [[Geneva, Switzerland]]; [[Brussels, Belgium]] |
{{legend|#73C2FB|'''[[WOSM-European Region|European Region]]''': [[Geneva, Switzerland]]; [[Brussels, Belgium]], [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]] and [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]]{{cn|date=October 2023}}}} |
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{{legend|#32CD32|'''[[WOSM-Arab Region|Arab Region]]''': [[Cairo, Egypt]]}} |
{{legend|#32CD32|'''[[WOSM-Arab Region|Arab Region]]''': [[Cairo, Egypt]]}} |
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{{legend|#FFA500|'''[[WOSM-Africa Region|Africa Region]]''': [[Nairobi, Kenya]]; [[Cape Town, South Africa]]; and [[Dakar, Senegal]]}} |
{{legend|#FFA500|'''[[WOSM-Africa Region|Africa Region]]''': [[Nairobi, Kenya]]; [[Cape Town, South Africa]]; and [[Dakar, Senegal]]}} |
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{{legend|#FF007F|'''[[WOSM-Asia-Pacific Region|Asia-Pacific Region]]''': [[Makati]], [[Philippines]]; [[Australia]]; [[Nepal]]{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}; and [[Tokyo, Japan]]}} |
{{legend|#FF007F|'''[[WOSM-Asia-Pacific Region|Asia-Pacific Region]]''': [[Makati]], [[Philippines]]; [[Australia]]; [[Nepal]]{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}; and [[Tokyo, Japan]]}} |
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{{legend|#FFD700|'''[[WOSM-Interamerican Region|Interamerican Region]]''': [[Ciudad del Saber, Panama]]}} |
{{legend|#FFD700|'''[[WOSM-Interamerican Region|Interamerican Region]]''': [[Ciudad del Saber, Panama]]}} |
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{{legend|#BF00FF|'''[[WOSM-Eurasian Region|Eurasian Region]]''': [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]]}} |
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{{legend|#D3D3D3|grey areas such as [[North Korea]], [[Laos]] and [[Cuba]] have no Scouting}}]] |
{{legend|#D3D3D3|grey areas such as [[North Korea]], [[Laos]] and [[Cuba]] have no Scouting}}]] |
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The '''World Scout Bureau''' (WSB, formerly the '''International Bureau''') is the secretariat that carries out the instructions of the World Scout Conference and the World Scout Committee. The WSB is administered by the secretary general, who is supported by a staff of technical resource personnel. The bureau staff helps associations improve and broaden their Scouting by training professionals and volunteers, establishing finance policies and money-raising techniques, improving community facilities and procedures, and assisting in marshaling the national resources of each country behind Scouting.<ref name="World Scouting">{{ |
The '''World Scout Bureau''' (WSB, formerly the '''International Bureau''') is the secretariat that carries out the instructions of the World Scout Conference and the World Scout Committee. The WSB is administered by the secretary general, who is supported by a staff of technical resource personnel. The bureau staff helps associations improve and broaden their Scouting by training professionals and volunteers, establishing finance policies and money-raising techniques, improving community facilities and procedures, and assisting in marshaling the national resources of each country behind Scouting.<ref name="World Scouting">{{Cite web |title=World Scouting |url=http://www.scouting.org/international/worldscout.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051224111016/http://www.scouting.org/international/worldscout.html |archive-date=24 December 2005 |access-date=2 February 2006 |website=WOSM World Scouting |df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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The staff also helps arrange global events such as the [[World Scout Jamboree]]s, encourages regional events, and acts as a liaison between the Scouting Movement and other international organizations. A major effort in the emerging nations is the extension of the universal Good Turn into an organization-wide effort for community development.<ref>{{ |
The staff also helps arrange global events such as the [[World Scout Jamboree]]s, encourages regional events, and acts as a liaison between the Scouting Movement and other international organizations. A major effort in the emerging nations is the extension of the universal Good Turn into an organization-wide effort for community development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Scout Bureau fact sheet |url=http://www.scouting.org/Media/FactSheets/02-505.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524194050/http://www.scouting.org/Media/FactSheets/02-505.aspx |archive-date=24 May 2009 |access-date=2 February 2006 |website=WOSM World Scouting}}</ref> |
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===Location=== |
===Location=== |
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The Bureau was first established in London, England in 1920 and moved to [[Ottawa]], Ontario, Canada in 1959. The International Conference directed the move of the Bureau from Ottawa to Geneva on 1 May 1968.<ref>{{ |
The Bureau was first established in London, England in 1920 and moved to [[Ottawa]], Ontario, Canada in 1959. The International Conference directed the move of the Bureau from Ottawa to Geneva on 1 May 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History and Location |url=http://scout.org/en/our_organisation/governance/world_bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806172626/http://scout.org/en/our_organisation/governance/world_bureau |archive-date=6 August 2013 |access-date=1 September 2013 |website=WOSM World Scout Bureau |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In August 2013, WOSM announced the relocation of the World Scout Bureau Central Office (WSB-CO) to [[Kuala Lumpur]] where it is now located.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Scout Bureau - Relocation of Central Office |url=http://scout.org/en/content/download/34284/312108/file/Circular%2021-2013%20EN.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919090636/http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/34284/312108/file/Circular%2021-2013%20EN.pdf |archive-date=19 September 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013 |website=WOSM Circular N° 20/2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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==World Scout Centres== |
==World Scout Centres== |
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''World Scout Centre'' is a brand of the WOSM but the two World Scout Centres are operated by regional divisions of WOSM and an independent body: |
''World Scout Centre'' is a brand of the WOSM but the two World Scout Centres are operated by regional divisions of WOSM and an independent body: |
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* [[Kandersteg International Scout Centre]] in [[Switzerland]], operated by the ''Scouts International Home'' association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scout.org/kisc |
* [[Kandersteg International Scout Centre]] in [[Switzerland]], operated by the ''Scouts International Home'' association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kandersteg International Scout Centre |url=https://www.scout.org/kisc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921083631/https://www.scout.org/kisc |archive-date=21 September 2018 |access-date=2018-05-17 |website=scout.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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* Cairo International Scout Centre in [[Egypt]], operated by the ''Arab Region''. |
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==World Scout programmes== |
==World Scout programmes== |
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The ''Better World Framework'' combines the [[Scouts of the World Award]], [[Messengers of Peace (Scouting)|Messengers of Peace]] and [[World Scout Environment Programme]]s as programme initiatives administered by the [[World Scout Bureau]]. |
The ''Better World Framework'' combines the [[Scouts of the World Award]], [[Messengers of Peace (Scouting)|Messengers of Peace]] and [[World Scout Environment Programme]]s as programme initiatives administered by the [[World Scout Bureau]]. |
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<ref>{{Cite web |title=Launched: World Scouting-UNESCO World Heritage Recognition Initiative, Messengers of Peace Programme at the 23rd World Scout Jamboree |url=https://scout.org/sites/default/files/news_files/2015-07-31%20Media%20Release%20-%20World%20Scout%20Programmes_0.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301191304/https://scout.org/sites/default/files/news_files/2015-07-31%20Media%20Release%20-%20World%20Scout%20Programmes_0.pdf |archive-date=1 March 2020 |access-date=12 May 2016 |publisher=WOSM |page=2}}</ref> |
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==World Scout emblem== |
==World Scout emblem== |
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[[Image:World Scout Emblem 1939-1955.svg|thumb|140px|1939-1955 version of the [[World Scout Emblem]], used by the Boy Scouts International Bureau and International Committee members]] |
[[Image:World Scout Emblem 1939-1955.svg|thumb|140px|1939-1955 version of the [[World Scout Emblem]], used by the Boy Scouts International Bureau and International Committee members]] |
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The WOSM emblem and membership badge is the [[World Scout Emblem]], a purple, circular logo with a [[fleur-de-lis]] in the center, surrounded by a length of rope tied with a [[reef knot]] (also called a square knot). Baden-Powell used a fleur-de-lis badge awarded to British Army scouts and subsequently adopted and modified the badge for Scouting. The arrowhead represents the North point on a compass, and is intended to point Scouts on the path to service and unity. The three points on the fleur-de-lis represent the three parts of the Scout Promise: - service to others, duty to God and obedience to the Scout Law.<ref>{{ |
The WOSM emblem and membership badge is the [[World Scout Emblem]], a purple, circular logo with a [[fleur-de-lis]] in the center, surrounded by a length of rope tied with a [[reef knot]] (also called a square knot). Baden-Powell used a fleur-de-lis badge awarded to British Army scouts and subsequently adopted and modified the badge for Scouting. The arrowhead represents the North point on a compass, and is intended to point Scouts on the path to service and unity. The three points on the fleur-de-lis represent the three parts of the Scout Promise: - service to others, duty to God and obedience to the Scout Law.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2006 |title=The World Membership Badge |url=http://members.scouts.org.uk/factsheets/FS260016.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115082009/https://members.scouts.org.uk/factsheets/FS260016.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=2 November 2013 |publisher=The Scout Association}}</ref> The two five-point stars stand for truth and knowledge, with the ten points representing the ten points of the [[Scout Law]]. The bond at the base of the fleur-de-lis symbolizes the family of Scouting. The encircling rope symbolizes the unity and family of the World Scout Movement.{{cn|date=April 2024}} |
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==Recognition of non-national Scouting organizations== |
==Recognition of non-national Scouting organizations== |
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The needs of Scout youth in unusual situations has created some interesting permutations, answerable directly to the World Scout Bureau. These permutations fall generally into three categories: |
The needs of Scout youth in unusual situations has created some interesting permutations, answerable directly to the World Scout Bureau. These permutations fall generally into three categories: |
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* "National" Movements not operating within the boundaries of their original homelands, such as the Russian and Armenian exile groups;<ref name=Kroonenberg/> |
* "National" Movements not operating within the boundaries of their original homelands, such as the Russian and Armenian exile groups;<ref name=Kroonenberg/> |
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* Small, non-voting associations basically viewed by the BSIB as "councils", such as the [[Boy Scouts of the United Nations]] and the [[International Boy Scouts of the Canal Zone]]<ref>{{ |
* Small, non-voting associations basically viewed by the BSIB as "councils", such as the [[Boy Scouts of the United Nations]] and the [[International Boy Scouts of the Canal Zone]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wilson |first=John S. |title=Scouting Round the World |publisher=Blandford Press |year=1959 |edition=first |location=London |pages=134 |chapter=The International Bureau Goes on the Road |quote="At Balboa we met up with Gunnar Berg and Ray Wyland of the B.S.A., also on their way to Bogota, and had a conference about the question of coloured Scouts in the Canal Zone, who claim British and not Panamanian nationality. It was agreed that they should be taken under the wing of the Canal Zone Council of the Boy Scouts of America, but ten years later they were transferred directly under the International Bureau as the International Boy Scouts of the Canal Zone." |author-link=J. S. Wilson}}</ref> |
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* The less well-known directly registered "mixed-nationality Troops". |
* The less well-known directly registered "mixed-nationality Troops". |
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Both the Boy Scouts of United Nations and the International Boy Scouts of the Canal Zone have long since disbanded, and the only remaining directly registered Troop is the [[International Boy Scouts, Troop 1]] located in Yokohama, Japan. |
Both the Boy Scouts of United Nations and the International Boy Scouts of the Canal Zone have long since disbanded, and the only remaining directly registered Troop is the [[International Boy Scouts, Troop 1]] located in Yokohama, Japan.{{cn|date=April 2024}} |
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In addition to these three groups a temporary recognition was extended by the BSIB to Scouts in displaced persons camps after World War II. In 1947 at the 11th International Conference the "[[Scouting in displaced persons camps|Displaced Persons Division]]" of the BSIB was established to register and support Scouts in displaced person camps in Austria, Northern Italy, and Germany.<ref>{{ |
In addition to these three groups a temporary recognition was extended by the BSIB to Scouts in displaced persons camps after World War II. In 1947 at the 11th International Conference the "[[Scouting in displaced persons camps|Displaced Persons Division]]" of the BSIB was established to register and support Scouts in displaced person camps in Austria, Northern Italy, and Germany.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kroonenberg |first=Piet J. |title=The Undaunted – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe |publisher=Oriole International Publications |year=1998 |isbn=2-88052-003-7 |location=Geneva |pages=42–43 |author-link=Piet J. Kroonenberg}}</ref> These Scouts did not receive the right of membership in the Boy Scouts International Conference but gained recognition as Scouts under the protection of the Bureau until they took up residence in a country that had a recognized National Scouting Organization, which they then could join.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kroonenberg |first=Piet J. |title=The Undaunted – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe |publisher=Oriole International Publications |year=1998 |isbn=2-88052-003-7 |location=Geneva |pages=43–46 |author-link=Piet J. Kroonenberg}}</ref> The D.P. Division was closed on 30 June 1950.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kroonenberg |first=Piet J. |title=The Undaunted – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe |publisher=Oriole International Publications |year=1998 |isbn=2-88052-003-7 |location=Geneva |pages=45–46 |author-link=Piet J. Kroonenberg}}</ref> |
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The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement decided to admit and recognise the exile Russian Scout group as the "Representatives of Russian Scouting in Foreign Countries" on 30 August 1922 and the Armenian Scouts in France were recognized as a "National Movement on Foreign Soil" on 30 April 1929.<ref name=Kroonenberg/> |
The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement decided to admit and recognise the exile Russian Scout group as the "Representatives of Russian Scouting in Foreign Countries" on 30 August 1922 and the Armenian Scouts in France were recognized as a "National Movement on Foreign Soil" on 30 April 1929.<ref name=Kroonenberg/> |
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The [[Boy Scouts of the United Nations]] began in 1945, and for years there was an active [[Boy Scouts of the United Nations]] with several troops at Parkway Village in New York City, with but 14 members in 1959. |
The [[Boy Scouts of the United Nations]] began in 1945, and for years there was an active [[Boy Scouts of the United Nations]] with several troops at Parkway Village in New York City, with but 14 members in 1959.{{cn|date=April 2024}} |
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The [[International Boy Scouts of the Canal Zone]], a group in Panama with Scouts that claimed British and not Panamanian nationality was originally placed under the [[Canal Zone Council|American Scouting overseas]] of the BSA but, in 1947, was transferred under the International Bureau. In 1957 the group had over 900 members and existed as a directly registered group until the late 60s. |
The [[International Boy Scouts of the Canal Zone]], a group in Panama with Scouts that claimed British and not Panamanian nationality was originally placed under the [[Canal Zone Council|American Scouting overseas]] of the BSA but, in 1947, was transferred under the International Bureau. In 1957 the group had over 900 members and existed as a directly registered group until the late 60s.{{cn|date=April 2024}} |
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The third category in the directly registered groups, the "mixed-nationality troops", were registered after discussions concerning such troops took place at the 3rd International Conference of 1924<ref>{{ |
The third category in the directly registered groups, the "mixed-nationality troops", were registered after discussions concerning such troops took place at the 3rd International Conference of 1924<ref>{{Cite web |last=1948 Letter from J. S. Wilson |first=BSIB Deputy Director |title=Historical Documents |url=http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101134312/http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |archive-date=1 November 2013 |access-date=30 January 2013 |publisher=International Boy Scouts}}</ref> at which the BSIB was authorized to directly register such groups. It seems that the discussion at the 1924 International Conference was, at least in part, prompted by a letter to Baden-Powell from the Scoutmaster of one such troop in [[Yokohama]], Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=1967 Letter from Jos. Janning |first=IBS Scoutmaster |title=Historical Documents |url=http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101134312/http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |archive-date=1 November 2013 |access-date=30 January 2013 |publisher=International Boy Scouts}}</ref> [[International Boy Scouts, Troop 1|Janning's troop]] became the first troop directly registered by the BSIB.<ref>{{Cite web |last=1955 Letter from [[R.T. Lund]] |first=BSIB Deputy Director |title=Historical Documents |url=http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101134312/http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |archive-date=1 November 2013 |access-date=30 January 2013 |publisher=International Boy Scouts}}</ref> Only a few troops were directly registered as soon the practice was discontinued and new "mixed" groups were encouraged to join the National Scout Association of their country of residence. In 1955 only two such groups were still active, a troop in Iraq that disbanded that year,<ref>{{Cite web |last=1950 Letter from R.T. Lund |first=BSIB Deputy Director |title=Historical Documents |url=http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101134312/http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |archive-date=1 November 2013 |access-date=30 January 2013 |publisher=International Boy Scouts}}</ref> and the first group to be registered, the [[International Boy Scouts, Troop 1|International Troop 1]] in Yokohama.<ref>{{Cite web |last=1972 Letter from BSIS Kentropp |first=BSIB Public Relations |title=Historical Documents |url=http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101134312/http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |archive-date=1 November 2013 |access-date=30 January 2013 |publisher=International Boy Scouts}}</ref> The [[International Boy Scouts, Troop 1|international troop]] in [[Yokohama]] is the only remaining active troop of the small group of the originally directly registered mixed-nationality troops.<ref>{{Cite web |last=1956 Letter from R.T. Lund |first=BSIB Deputy Director |title=Historical Documents |url=http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101134312/http://www.troop1.net/history/historical_docs.html |archive-date=1 November 2013 |access-date=30 January 2013 |publisher=International Boy Scouts}}</ref> |
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===Inter-religious Forum of World Scouting=== |
===Inter-religious Forum of World Scouting=== |
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{{see also|Religion in Scouting}} |
{{see also|Religion in Scouting}} |
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The Inter-religious Forum of World Scouting serves as a working-group for the religions and beliefs represented in Scouting. There are eight main religious groups represented in the Inter-religious Forum of World Scouting:<ref name="wsis">{{ |
The Inter-religious Forum of World Scouting serves as a working-group for the religions and beliefs represented in Scouting. There are eight main religious groups represented in the Inter-religious Forum of World Scouting:<ref name="wsis">{{Cite web |title=Inter-religious Forum of World Scouting |url=https://www.scout.org/wsis |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720164940/https://www.scout.org/wsis |archive-date=20 July 2022 |access-date=20 July 2022 |publisher=scout.org}}</ref> |
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* CPGS – [[Council of Protestants in Guiding and Scouting]] |
* CPGS – [[Council of Protestants in Guiding and Scouting]] |
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* DESMOS – [[International Link of Orthodox Christian Scouts]] |
* DESMOS – [[International Link of Orthodox Christian Scouts]] |
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* IUMS – [[International Union of Muslim Scouts]] |
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* WBSB – [[World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood]] |
* WBSB – [[World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood]] |
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* [[Won-Buddhist Scout Council]] |
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* [[The Church of the Latter Day Saints]] |
* [[The Church of the Latter Day Saints]] |
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Publications of WOSM include: |
Publications of WOSM include: |
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* ''[[Scouting 'Round the World]]'': a book updated every three years with details on all WOSM member organizations; |
* ''[[Scouting 'Round the World]]'': a book updated every three years with details on all WOSM member organizations; |
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* ''[http://www.scout.org/front/winfoen.shtml WorldInfo]'': a monthly circular distributed in electronic format with the help of [[Scoutnet]]. |
* ''[http://www.scout.org/front/winfoen.shtml WorldInfo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011052544/http://www.scout.org/front/winfoen.shtml |date=11 October 2006 }}'': a monthly circular distributed in electronic format with the help of [[Scoutnet]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Country | Worldwide | ||
Founded | 1922[1][2] | ||
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Secretary General | Ahmad Alhendawi[5][6] | ||
World Scout Committee Chairman | Edward Andrew Chapman | ||
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The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM /ˈwʊzəm/) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 174 members.[3] These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants.[4] WOSM was established in 1922,[1][2] and has its operational headquarters at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and its legal seat in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the counterpart of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
The WOSM's current stated mission is "to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Scout Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society".[7][8] WOSM is organized into regions and operates with a conference, committee and bureau.
The WOSM is associated with three World Scout Centres. The World Scout Jamboree is held roughly every four years under the auspices of the WOSM, with members of WAGGGS also invited. WOSM also organises the World Scout Moot, a Jamboree for 17- to 26-year-olds, and has organised the World Scout Indaba, a gathering for Scout leaders. The World Scout Foundation is a perpetual fund governed by a separate Board of Governors and supported by donations for the development of WOSM associated Scouting programs throughout the world.
WOSM is a non-governmental organization with General Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).[9]
History[edit]
As a result of an international conference held during the 1st World Scout Jamboree at Olympia, London in 1920, leaders there agreed to create a Boy Scouts International Bureau (BSIB). An office was established at 25, Buckingham Palace Road, London, and the then International Commissioner of The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom, Hubert S. Martin, was appointed as Honorary Director. The first task of the bureau was to co-ordinate the discussions and to prepare a second international conference in Paris in 1922.[1][2] At the 1922 Paris conference The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement, its committee and BSIB were constituted by the founding member organizations.[2] In 1961 The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement reconstituted the organization introducing the name World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement became the WOSM's World Scout Conference, its International Committee became the World Scout Committee and the Boy Scouts International Bureau became the WOSM's World Scout Bureau.[10]
World Scout Conference[edit]
The World Scout Conference is the governing body and meets every three years, preceded by the World Scout Youth Forum. The World Scout Conference is the general assembly of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and is composed of six delegates from each of the member Scout associations. If a country has more than one association, the associations form a federation for coordination and world representation. The basis for recognition and membership in the World Scout Conference includes adherence to the aims and principles of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and independence from political involvement on the part of each member association.[11]
The Conference meets every three years and is hosted by a member association. At the World Scout Conference, basic cooperative efforts are agreed upon and a plan of mutual coordination is adopted.[12]
Date | Number | Location | Country | Member Countries | Host Candidate Countries |
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1920 | Retrospectively referred to as the "First International Conference" | London | United Kingdom | 33 | |
1922 | First International Conference (retrospectively referred to as the "Second")[2] | Paris | France | 30 | |
1924 | Third International Conference | Copenhagen | Denmark | 34 | |
1926 | Fourth International Conference | Kandersteg | Switzerland | 29 | |
1929 | Fifth International Conference | Birkenhead | United Kingdom | 33 | |
1931 | Sixth International Conference | Baden bei Wien | Austria | 44 | |
1933 | Seventh International Conference | Gödöllő | Hungary | 31 | |
1935 | Eighth International Conference | Stockholm | Sweden | 28 | |
1937 | Ninth International Conference | The Hague | Netherlands | 34 | |
1939 | 10th International Conference | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | 27 | |
1947 | 11th International Conference | Château de Rosny-sur-Seine | France | 32 | |
1949 | 12th International Conference | Elvesæter | Norway | 25 | |
1951 | 13th International Conference | Salzburg | Austria | 34 | |
1953 | 14th International Conference | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | 35 | |
1955 | 15th International Conference | Niagara Falls, Ontario | Canada | 44 | |
1957 | 16th International Conference | Cambridge | United Kingdom | 52 | |
1959 | 17th International Conference | New Delhi | India | 35 | |
1961 | 18th International Conference | Lisbon | Portugal[13] | 50 | |
1963 | 19th World Scout Conference | Rhodes | Greece | 52 | |
1965 | 20th World Scout Conference | Mexico City | Mexico | 59 | |
1967 | 21st World Scout Conference | Seattle | United States | 70 | |
1969 | 22nd World Scout Conference | Espoo | Finland | 64 | |
1971 | 23rd World Scout Conference | Tokyo | Japan | 71 | |
1973 | 24th World Scout Conference | Nairobi | Kenya | 77 | |
1975 | 25th World Scout Conference | Lundtoft | Denmark | 87 | |
1977 | 26th World Scout Conference | Montreal | Canada | 81 | |
1979 | 27th World Scout Conference | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 81 | |
1981 | 28th World Scout Conference | Dakar | Senegal | 74 | |
1983 | 29th World Scout Conference | Dearborn | United States | 90 | |
1985 | 30th World Scout Conference | Munich | West Germany | 93 | |
1988 | 31st World Scout Conference | Melbourne | Australia | 77 | |
1990 | 32nd World Scout Conference | Paris | France | 100 | |
1993 | 33rd World Scout Conference | Sattahip | Thailand | 99 | |
1996 | 34th World Scout Conference | Oslo | Norway | 108 | |
1999 | 35th World Scout Conference | Durban | South Africa | 116 | |
2002 | 36th World Scout Conference | Thessaloniki | Greece | 125 | |
2005 | 37th World Scout Conference | Hammamet | Tunisia | 122 | Hong Kong |
2008 | 38th World Scout Conference | Jeju-do | South Korea | 150 | |
2011 | 39th World Scout Conference | Curitiba | Brazil | 138 | Australia, Hong Kong, Switzerland |
2014 | 40th World Scout Conference | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 143 | Italy |
2017 | 41st World Scout Conference | Baku | Azerbaijan | 169[14] | Malaysia |
2021 | 42nd World Scout Conference | Digital | 170[15] | ||
2024 | 43rd World Scout Conference | Cairo | Egypt[16] | France, Mexico | |
2027 | 44th World Scout Conference | Rwanda, United Kingdom |
World Scout Committee[edit]
The World Scout Committee is the executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and is composed of elected volunteers and one appointed Secretary General. The World Scout Committee represents World Scout Conference between the meetings of the full conference. The World Scout Committee is responsible for the implementation of the resolutions of the World Scout Conference and for acting on its behalf between its meetings. The Committee meets at least twice a year. Its Steering Committee, consisting of the Chairperson, two Vice-Chairpersons, a Youth Advisor and the Secretary General, meet as needed.[17]
The committee has 21 members. Twelve, each from a different country, are elected for three-year terms by the World Scout Conference. The members, elected without regard to their nationality, represent the interests of the movement as a whole, not those of their country. The Secretary General, the Treasurer of WOSM and a representative member of the board of the World Scout Foundation and the chairpersons of the regional Scout committees are ex-officio members of the committee. The six Youth Advisors to the WSC are elected by the World Scout Youth Forum. The Youth Advisors participate in all of the WSC meetings and are also part of the governing structure between the meetings.
The 2021-2024 World Scout Committee has set up work streams to address the top strategic priorities, as defined by the World Scout Conference, which at present include:[18]
- Educational Methods
- Boosting Volunteers (Adults in Scouting Project)
- Earth Tribe Coordinating Team
- Gender Mainstreaming Coordination
- Life Skills Initiative
- SCENES Coordination Team
- World Events
- Evolution of the World Scout Conference
- Innovation of all World Events
- Good Governance
- Growth, Recovery and Resilience - Enabling Capacities for Growth
- GSAT Review and New Partner On-boarding
- Safe from Harm 1 - Compliance Mechanism Build, Pilot and Implementation
- Safe from Harm in World and Regional Events
- Strengthening Consultants Support in Financial Management
- WOSM Consultants 2.0
Task forces include:
- Youth Engagement in Decision-Making
- Sustainability
Workstream Coordination Group
- Project management support
- Volunteer management support
- Monitoring and evaluation support
Standing committees include:
- Audit
- Budget
- Constitutions
- Ethics
- Honours and Awards
- Steering
Current members 2021–2024[edit]
Name[19] | Country | Term to* |
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Andy Chapman, Chairperson | United States | 2024 |
Jo Deman, Vice-Chair | Belgium | 2024 |
Sarah Rita Kattan, Vice-Chair | Lebanon | 2024 |
Mehdi Ben Khelil | Tunisia | 2024 |
Mori Chi-Kin Cheng | Hong Kong | 2024 |
Wayne Adrian Davis | Ethiopia | 2024 |
Nika Gorovska | Ukraine | 2024 |
Eun Gui Kim | Korea | 2024 |
Chrissy Pollithy | Germany | 2024 |
Daiana Neil | Argentina | 2024 |
Pia Melin Graasbøll | Denmark | 2024 |
Juan Reig | Spain | 2024 |
Yelena Luzyanina | Chairperson, Eurasia Scout Committee | 2024 |
Rubem Tadeu | Chairperson, Interamerican Scout Committee | 2024 |
Matthias Gerth | Chairperson, European Scout Committee | 2024 |
Abdullah Altraiji | Chairperson, Arab Scout Committee | 2024 |
Maina Kiranga | Chairperson, Africa Scout Committee | 2024 |
Hon. Gov. Dale Corvera | Chairperson, Asia-Pacific Scout Committee | 2024 |
Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary General | Jordan[20] | |
Joseph Lau, Treasurer | Hong Kong | |
Geoff Morgan, AM, Member WSF | Australia[21] | 2021** |
Fatima Aliyeva | Youth Advisor to the World Scout Committee | 2024 |
Yoobinnara Kim | Youth Advisor to the World Scout Committee | 2024 |
Reese Medina | Youth Advisor to the World Scout Committee | 2024 |
Alhassan Soltan | Youth Advisor to the World Scout Committee | 2024 |
Maman Lamine Soumana Ide Issa | Youth Advisor to the World Scout Committee | 2024 |
Melissa Wilm Senna Pinto | Youth Advisor to the World Scout Committee | 2024 |
- Note: The World Scout Conference in 2008 decided that, starting at the World Conference in 2011, elected members will serve for only three years, but be eligible for re-election for one additional term. Due SARS-COV2 (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Scout Conference was rescheduled from Aug 2020 to Aug 2021.
Bronze Wolf Award[edit]
The Bronze Wolf Award is the only distinction awarded by WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. It was first awarded to Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell by a unanimous decision of the then-International Committee on the day of the institution of the Bronze Wolf in Stockholm in 1935.[citation needed]
World Scout Bureau[edit]
The World Scout Bureau (WSB, formerly the International Bureau) is the secretariat that carries out the instructions of the World Scout Conference and the World Scout Committee. The WSB is administered by the secretary general, who is supported by a staff of technical resource personnel. The bureau staff helps associations improve and broaden their Scouting by training professionals and volunteers, establishing finance policies and money-raising techniques, improving community facilities and procedures, and assisting in marshaling the national resources of each country behind Scouting.[11]
The staff also helps arrange global events such as the World Scout Jamborees, encourages regional events, and acts as a liaison between the Scouting Movement and other international organizations. A major effort in the emerging nations is the extension of the universal Good Turn into an organization-wide effort for community development.[22]
Location[edit]
The Bureau was first established in London, England in 1920 and moved to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1959. The International Conference directed the move of the Bureau from Ottawa to Geneva on 1 May 1968.[23] In August 2013, WOSM announced the relocation of the World Scout Bureau Central Office (WSB-CO) to Kuala Lumpur where it is now located.[24]
Leadership[edit]
This list includes Secretaries General and their deputies from the World Organization of the Scout Movement and members of the World Scout Bureau. From 1920 to 1968, this function was called Director.
Title | Years | Name | Country |
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Director | 1920–1938 | Hubert S. Martin | United Kingdom |
Director | 1938–1951 | John Skinner Wilson | United Kingdom |
Director | 1951–1965 | Daniel Spry | Canada |
Director | 1965–1968 | Richard T. Lund | United Kingdom |
Secretary General | 1968–1988 | László Nagy | Switzerland |
Secretary General | 1988–2004 | Jacques Moreillon | Switzerland |
Deputy Secretary General | 1991–2004 | Malek Gabr | Egypt |
Deputy Secretary General | 1991–2004 | Luc Panissod | France |
Secretary General | 2004–2007 | Eduardo Missoni | Italy |
Deputy Secretary General | 2004–2007 | Dominique Bénard | France |
Deputy Secretary General | 2004–2007 | Luc Panissod | France |
Secretary General | 2007–2012 | France | |
Secretary General | 2013–2016 | Scott Teare | USA |
Secretary General | 2017–incumbent | Ahmad Alhendawi | Jordan |
World Scout Centres[edit]
World Scout Centre is a brand of the WOSM but the two World Scout Centres are operated by regional divisions of WOSM and an independent body:
- Kandersteg International Scout Centre in Switzerland, operated by the Scouts International Home association.[25]
- Cairo International Scout Centre in Egypt, operated by the Arab Region.
World Scout programmes[edit]
The Better World Framework combines the Scouts of the World Award, Messengers of Peace and World Scout Environment Programmes as programme initiatives administered by the World Scout Bureau. [26]
World Scout emblem[edit]
The WOSM emblem and membership badge is the World Scout Emblem, a purple, circular logo with a fleur-de-lis in the center, surrounded by a length of rope tied with a reef knot (also called a square knot). Baden-Powell used a fleur-de-lis badge awarded to British Army scouts and subsequently adopted and modified the badge for Scouting. The arrowhead represents the North point on a compass, and is intended to point Scouts on the path to service and unity. The three points on the fleur-de-lis represent the three parts of the Scout Promise: - service to others, duty to God and obedience to the Scout Law.[27] The two five-point stars stand for truth and knowledge, with the ten points representing the ten points of the Scout Law. The bond at the base of the fleur-de-lis symbolizes the family of Scouting. The encircling rope symbolizes the unity and family of the World Scout Movement.[citation needed]
Recognition of non-national Scouting organizations[edit]
The needs of Scout youth in unusual situations has created some interesting permutations, answerable directly to the World Scout Bureau. These permutations fall generally into three categories:
- "National" Movements not operating within the boundaries of their original homelands, such as the Russian and Armenian exile groups;[10]
- Small, non-voting associations basically viewed by the BSIB as "councils", such as the Boy Scouts of the United Nations and the International Boy Scouts of the Canal Zone[28]
- The less well-known directly registered "mixed-nationality Troops".
Both the Boy Scouts of United Nations and the International Boy Scouts of the Canal Zone have long since disbanded, and the only remaining directly registered Troop is the International Boy Scouts, Troop 1 located in Yokohama, Japan.[citation needed]
In addition to these three groups a temporary recognition was extended by the BSIB to Scouts in displaced persons camps after World War II. In 1947 at the 11th International Conference the "Displaced Persons Division" of the BSIB was established to register and support Scouts in displaced person camps in Austria, Northern Italy, and Germany.[29] These Scouts did not receive the right of membership in the Boy Scouts International Conference but gained recognition as Scouts under the protection of the Bureau until they took up residence in a country that had a recognized National Scouting Organization, which they then could join.[30] The D.P. Division was closed on 30 June 1950.[31]
The International Conference of the Boy Scout Movement decided to admit and recognise the exile Russian Scout group as the "Representatives of Russian Scouting in Foreign Countries" on 30 August 1922 and the Armenian Scouts in France were recognized as a "National Movement on Foreign Soil" on 30 April 1929.[10]
The Boy Scouts of the United Nations began in 1945, and for years there was an active Boy Scouts of the United Nations with several troops at Parkway Village in New York City, with but 14 members in 1959.[citation needed]
The International Boy Scouts of the Canal Zone, a group in Panama with Scouts that claimed British and not Panamanian nationality was originally placed under the American Scouting overseas of the BSA but, in 1947, was transferred under the International Bureau. In 1957 the group had over 900 members and existed as a directly registered group until the late 60s.[citation needed]
The third category in the directly registered groups, the "mixed-nationality troops", were registered after discussions concerning such troops took place at the 3rd International Conference of 1924[32] at which the BSIB was authorized to directly register such groups. It seems that the discussion at the 1924 International Conference was, at least in part, prompted by a letter to Baden-Powell from the Scoutmaster of one such troop in Yokohama, Japan.[33] Janning's troop became the first troop directly registered by the BSIB.[34] Only a few troops were directly registered as soon the practice was discontinued and new "mixed" groups were encouraged to join the National Scout Association of their country of residence. In 1955 only two such groups were still active, a troop in Iraq that disbanded that year,[35] and the first group to be registered, the International Troop 1 in Yokohama.[36] The international troop in Yokohama is the only remaining active troop of the small group of the originally directly registered mixed-nationality troops.[37]
Inter-religious Forum of World Scouting[edit]
The Inter-religious Forum of World Scouting serves as a working-group for the religions and beliefs represented in Scouting. There are eight main religious groups represented in the Inter-religious Forum of World Scouting:[38]
- CPGS – Council of Protestants in Guiding and Scouting
- DESMOS – International Link of Orthodox Christian Scouts
- ICCS – International Catholic Conference of Scouting
- IFJS – International Forum of Jewish Scouts
- IUMS – International Union of Muslim Scouts
- WBSB – World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood
- The Church of the Latter Day Saints
Publications[edit]
Publications of WOSM include:
- Scouting 'Round the World: a book updated every three years with details on all WOSM member organizations;
- WorldInfo Archived 11 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine: a monthly circular distributed in electronic format with the help of Scoutnet.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Constitution of the World Organization of the Scout Movement" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. January 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Colquhoun, OBE, John Frederick (1954). Running a Scout Group. London: The Boy Scouts Association. p. 198.
the first International Conference was held in Paris in '1922', when Great Britain became one of the founder-members of the world organization.
- ^ a b "Scoutisme Congolais joins global Scout Movement as 174th Member Organization". Scout.org. 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Final WOSM Census 2022" (PDF). 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Next Secretary General – World Organization of the Scout Movement". scout.org. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Alhendawi announces departure – Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth". United Nations. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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- ^ "The Mission of Scouting". World Organization of the Scout Movement. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
- ^ "WOSM and the UN". World Organization of the Scout Movement. 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Kroonenberg, Piet J. (March 2004). "Chapter 2: International Scouting: Refugees, Displaced Persons and Exile Scouting". The Undaunted (Integral Internet Edition, November 2011 ed.). ISBN 9780974647906. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ a b "World Scouting". WOSM World Scouting. Archived from the original on 24 December 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2006.
- ^ "Laszlo Nagy (1921–2009) / Secretary General / World Bureau / Governance / Our Organisation / Home – World Organization of the Scout Movement". Archived from the original on 26 September 2009.
- ^ "Moot 'Down Under'". The Daily News. St. John's, Newfoundland. 9 February 1960. p. 9. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ "World Scouting Welcomes the Iraq Scout Association". World Scouting. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Opening of the 42nd World Scout Conference". Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "World Scout Conference declares Egypt the host for the next event in 2024". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "World Scout Committee". WOSM World Scouting. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Annex 1: 2021-2024 Operational Framework" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "World Scout Committee members". Scout.org. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Next Secretary General Announced". World Organization of the Scout Movement. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Mr Geoff Morgan AM". World Scout Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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- ^ "World Scout Bureau - Relocation of Central Office" (PDF). WOSM Circular N° 20/2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Kandersteg International Scout Centre". scout.org. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Launched: World Scouting-UNESCO World Heritage Recognition Initiative, Messengers of Peace Programme at the 23rd World Scout Jamboree" (PDF). WOSM. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "The World Membership Badge" (PDF). The Scout Association. 16 May 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ Wilson, John S. (1959). "The International Bureau Goes on the Road". Scouting Round the World (first ed.). London: Blandford Press. p. 134.
At Balboa we met up with Gunnar Berg and Ray Wyland of the B.S.A., also on their way to Bogota, and had a conference about the question of coloured Scouts in the Canal Zone, who claim British and not Panamanian nationality. It was agreed that they should be taken under the wing of the Canal Zone Council of the Boy Scouts of America, but ten years later they were transferred directly under the International Bureau as the International Boy Scouts of the Canal Zone.
- ^ Kroonenberg, Piet J. (1998). The Undaunted – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe. Geneva: Oriole International Publications. pp. 42–43. ISBN 2-88052-003-7.
- ^ Kroonenberg, Piet J. (1998). The Undaunted – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe. Geneva: Oriole International Publications. pp. 43–46. ISBN 2-88052-003-7.
- ^ Kroonenberg, Piet J. (1998). The Undaunted – The Survival and Revival of Scouting in Central and Eastern Europe. Geneva: Oriole International Publications. pp. 45–46. ISBN 2-88052-003-7.
- ^ 1948 Letter from J. S. Wilson, BSIB Deputy Director. "Historical Documents". International Boy Scouts. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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Further reading[edit]
- Facts on World Scouting, Boy Scouts International Bureau, Ottawa, Canada, 1961
- Laszlo Nagy, 250 Million Scouts, The World Scout Foundation and Dartnell Publishers, 1985
- Eduard Vallory, "World Scouting: Educating for Global Citizenship", Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2012