Triennial Report 2005 - 2008 • WORLD SCOUT EVENTS, PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS
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9th World Scout Youth Forum
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37th World Scout Conference The 37th World Scout Conference was held in Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia, from 5-9 September 2005. Hosted by the Association of Tunisian Scouts, it was attended by 1,254 participants from 122 countries. Three NSOs – Beslidhja Skaut Albania, the National Scout Association of Guinea, and the Scout Association of Malawi – were accepted as new members, bringing WOSM membership to 155 countries. The Conference also welcomed the Scouts of Namibia to its first Conference as a Member Organization. Six people, out of 15 candidates, were elected to the World Scout Committee, for a 6 year term (2005-2011). Mr. Herman C.S. Hui was elected as Chairman of the World Scout Committee. The first Youth for Development Prizes were awarded to teams of young people who ran innovative environmental, development or peace related projects, within the Millennium Development Goals framework. Twenty-seven applications were received and reviewed by a world-level expert panel lead by Poland’s First Lady, Jolanta Kwasniewska, who announced the winners: Peace: Burundi - Scouting and peace promotion; Environment: Bahrain - Creativity in Environment; Culture Development: Ireland - Mantay: Mothers, Murals & Mosaics.
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This was the best attended Youth Forum to date, with 181 participants gathered in Hammamet, Tunisia, from 29 August to 1 September 2005. This was the fourth World Scout Youth Forum linked to a World Scout Conference, offering young people the opportunity to discuss interesting topics based on global, national and local issues. During the event, Youth Representatives prepared recommendations for the World Scout Committee. The event provided opportunities for young people to meet representatives from international organisations such as UNICEF and the Millennium Campaign who facilitated activities during the Forum. The ‘Scouts of the World’ and ‘Youth of the World’ programmes were launched and were well received by all participants. The main topics of this Forum were: • Challenges for young global citizens: global issues and the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. What can we do as Scouts? • Challenges in young peoples’ lives: main challenges that young people meet today around world. What support do they need to overcome them? • Challenges in Scouting: items from the World Scout Conference agenda; the Strategy for Scouting and Strategic Priorities; development of youth involvement in WOSM.
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