Suite 3, Level 17, Menara Sentral Vista
150 Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad
Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Phone:
+60 (3) 2276 9000
Fax:
+60 (3) 2276 9089
Email:
advocacy@scout.org
Web site:
www.scout.org
Organization type:
Non-governmental organization
Languages:
French
Spanish
Arabic
English
Activities
Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Climate Change
Development
Education
Environment
Financing for Development
Humanitarian Affairs
Minority Rights
Social Development
Sports for Peace and Development
Sustainable Development
Values
Volunteerism
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Financing for Development:
Addressing systemic issues
Mobilizing international resources for development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Men and boys
Policy advice
The girl child
Violence against women
Women and the environment
Social Development:
Cooperative
Employment
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Biodiversity
Capacity-building
Climate change
Education
Gender equality
Health
Major Groups
Partnerships
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
Peace in Africa
Conflict Resolution in Africa:
Conflicts Resolution
NEPAD:
Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development)
Geographic scope:
International
Country of activity:
Singapore
Belgium
Syrian Arab Republic
Algeria
Malaysia
Paraguay
Namibia
Tajikistan
Lebanon
United Republic of Tanzania
Armenia
Jordan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Comoros
United Arab Emirates
Philippines
Spain
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Chad
Ukraine
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Bulgaria
Dominica
Brunei Darussalam
Georgia
Latvia
Bhutan
Cape Verde
Croatia
Libya
Slovenia
Myanmar
Nicaragua
Iceland
El Salvador
Belarus
Cambodia
Tunisia
Gabon
Suriname
Sweden
Madagascar
Morocco
Sierra Leone
Eswatini
Nigeria
Mongolia
Thailand
Russian Federation
Egypt
Guinea Bissau
Lithuania
India
Botswana
Angola
Oman
China
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka
Yemen
Denmark
Italy
Mozambique
Ireland
Panama
United States of America
Liechtenstein
New Zealand
Estonia
Antigua and Barbuda
Rwanda
San Marino
Türkiye
Kazakhstan
Côte D'Ivoire
Nepal
Benin
Finland
Uruguay
Argentina
Niger
Togo
Timor-Leste
Poland
Switzerland
Cameroon
Netherlands
Republic of Moldova
Peru
Luxembourg
Afghanistan
Greece
State of Palestine
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Monaco
Indonesia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Burkina Faso
Papua New Guinea
Portugal
Slovakia
Ghana
Saint Lucia
France
Bangladesh
Azerbaijan
Lesotho
Trinidad and Tobago
Romania
Norway
Ethiopia
Czechia
Republic of Korea
Congo
Ecuador
Maldives
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
Zambia
Bahrain
Qatar
Austria
Chile
Albania
Barbados
Haiti
Hungary
Canada
Bahamas
Malta
Senegal
Colombia
Pakistan
Grenada
Honduras
Kuwait
Gambia
South Africa
Serbia
Mali
Japan
Israel
Mauritania
Guatemala
Viet Nam
Liberia
Sudan
Kiribati
Cyprus
Mauritius
Brazil
Guinea
Australia
Iraq
Burundi
Uganda
Montenegro
Germany
Guyana
Seychelles
Costa Rica
Kenya
North Macedonia
Belize
Fiji
Millennium Development Goals:
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY):
1907
Year of registration (YYYY):
1998
Organizational structure:
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is a worldwide, non-profit and non-partisan organisation of over 50 millions members, male and female, operating through a network of local groups supported by National Scout Organizations in 169 countries (formed as a federation). Its governing body is the World Conference, which is composed of representatives of the National Scout Organizations. The World Scout Conference meets every three years, and its executive is the World Scout Committee composed of elected volunteers. The Organization’s secretariat is the World Scout Bureau, which has its global support centres in Kuala Lumpur and Geneva and regional support centres in in six regions: Africa (Nairobi), Arab (Cairo), Asia-Pacific (Manila), Eurasia (Kiev), Europe (Geneva and Brussels) and Interamerica (Panama City).
Number and type of members:
169 National Scout Organizations. There is one recognized National Scout Organization by country, however for historic reasons, in some countries there are National Scout Associations which form a federation under the National Scout Organization.