Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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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)
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Belgium
Algeria
Zambia
Gambia
Armenia
Saudi Arabia
Türkiye
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Papua New Guinea
Sri Lanka
Gabon
Comoros
Lithuania
Costa Rica
Iraq
Guinea
State of Palestine
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Chad
Viet Nam
Bulgaria
Malta
Côte D'Ivoire
Brunei Darussalam
Iceland
Slovenia
Mongolia
France
Bhutan
Cape Verde
Morocco
Panama
Ghana
Denmark
Cyprus
Republic of Korea
Saint Lucia
Lebanon
Mauritius
Myanmar
Belarus
Poland
Lesotho
Zimbabwe
Cambodia
Tajikistan
Slovakia
Georgia
Switzerland
Mauritania
Jordan
United Republic of Tanzania
Botswana
Angola
China
Germany
Sudan
Kuwait
Greece
Ecuador
Mali
Namibia
Norway
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Fiji
Senegal
Kenya
Singapore
Montenegro
Antigua and Barbuda
Libya
Eswatini
Spain
Pakistan
Oman
Madagascar
Benin
Guyana
Portugal
Argentina
Uruguay
Grenada
San Marino
Malaysia
Italy
Honduras
Cameroon
Yemen
Malawi
Monaco
Tunisia
Mozambique
Afghanistan
Jamaica
Luxembourg
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Trinidad and Tobago
Paraguay
Burkina Faso
Guinea Bissau
Liechtenstein
Dominican Republic
Hungary
Netherlands
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Bangladesh
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sweden
Azerbaijan
Egypt
Mexico
Peru
Finland
Congo
Latvia
New Zealand
Bahrain
Dominica
Suriname
Croatia
Austria
Chile
Albania
Barbados
El Salvador
Sierra Leone
Canada
Ukraine
Bahamas
Colombia
Philippines
Serbia
Nicaragua
Czechia
Liberia
South Africa
Guatemala
India
Estonia
Kiribati
Niger
Rwanda
Republic of Moldova
Ireland
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Timor-Leste
Nepal
Ethiopia
Israel
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Maldives
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Uganda
Brazil
Australia
Japan
Burundi
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Russian Federation
Togo
Seychelles
Qatar
Haiti
Romania
Belize
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| 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
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
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. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
ICMYO, European Youth Forum |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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