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