UNFPA – Population Programme 3rd World Conference on Population, Egypt, 1994 Scout delegates participated actively in the Conference. Moreover, in conjunction with the conference, WOSM coordinated a youth consultation at the Cairo International Scout Centre, involving 110 young people from 60 countries. Meeting to establish a Youth Advisory Panel, New York, 2004 In April 2004, UNFPA organized an initial meeting with the participation of young representatives from youth networks and organisations from around the world, to advise UNFPA on setting up a Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) and on the best ways to recognise and promote youth rights and needs within UNFPA’s policies and programmes. Once the YAP is formalised it will work to ensure that UNFPA’s global, regional and national initiatives are youth-friendly and adequately address young people’s concerns, particularly regarding their sexual and reproductive lives, HIV/AIDS and gender issues. World Scouting was represented by a young project officer of the World Scout Bureau.
UN-HABITAT – Human Settlement Programme 2nd UN Conference on Human Settlements, Turkey, 1996 WOSM was actively involved in the work of the conference, co-organising an international youth consultation with WAY (World Assembly of Youth), assisting with the preparation of the UNESCO Youth Day, and taking part in the Habitat-Health dialogue day organised by WHO.
UNHCR – Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees Memorandum of Understanding, Netherlands, 1995 A Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the 18th World Scout Jamboree by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Secretary-General of WOSM. The text of this agreement can be found in Appendix C. The High Commissioner also inaugurated the Global Development Village. Special UNHCR award for Scout projects in favour of refugees, 1997-1999 Following up on the Memorandum of Understanding between WOSM and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, a competition was held to recognise projects being undertaken by Scouts to help refugees. Awards were presented during the World Scout Conference to: Armenia, Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Croatia, Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France, Mexico, Netherlands, Tanzania, and Turkey. Annual consultations with NGOs, Geneva, 2004 Two members of WOSM’s Geneva UN Team of representatives attended the UNHCR's pre-excom (executive committee) consultation with NGO. This was an occasion to participate in workshops such as gender and age mainstreaming and refugee education which are of direct interest to Scouting. Among the members of the refugee education workshop, there was a common
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