The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the supranational organization which governs most national Scouting movements. It is the counter-part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Scouting is a world-wide youth organization. ... The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is a global association supporting the female oriented and female only scouting organizations in 144 countries. ...

The World Conference is the governing body and meets every three years.

The World Committee is the chief executive and is composed of elected volunteers.

The World Scout Bureau is the secretariat. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and has offices in six regional divisions: Coat of arms of the Canton of Geneva Coat of arms of the City of Geneva Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf, Italian: Ginevra, Romansh Genevra, Spanish: Ginebra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zurich), located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac de Genève or Lac L...

• European Region: Geneva, Switzerland and Brussels, Belgium
• Arab Region: Cairo, Egypt
• African Region: Nairobi, Kenya; Cape Town, South Africa; and Dakar, Senegal
• Asia Pacific Region: Manila, Philippines
• Interamerican Region: Santiago, Chile
• Eurasian Region: Gruzuf near Yalta, Ukraine

The World Organization of the Scout Movement has an International Scout Centre at Kandersteg, Switzerland that is operated under a separate not-for-profit corporation. The International Scout Jamboree is held roughly every four years under the auspices of the WOSM, with members of WAGGGS also invited. WOSM also organises the World Scout Moot a jamboree for 18-25 year olds. The World Scout Foundation is a perpetual fund governed by a separate Board of Governers and supported by donations for the development of Scouting programs throughout the world. Coat of arms of the Canton of Geneva Coat of arms of the City of Geneva Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf, Italian: Ginevra, Romansh Genevra, Spanish: Ginebra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zurich), located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac de Genève or Lac L... For other uses, see Brussels (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Capitals in Africa | Kenya ... Missing image The central area of Cape Town as seen from Table Mountain. ... Dakar is the capital city of Senegal, located on the Cap-Vert peninsula at the countrys Atlantic coast. ... Manila (Maynila in Filipino) is the capital city of the Philippines. ... Satellite image of Santiago Santiago (full form Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile. ... Yalta is a town in the Crimea in southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea, that was the site of the Yalta Conference. ... Kandersteg is a village in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... The World Scout Jamboree (Jamboree Mondial in French) is a gathering of Scouts (ages 14-17) from all over the world. ...

See also

• List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

The World Organization of the Scout Movement recognizes at most one organization per country. ...

External link

• World Organization of the Scout Movement (http://scout.org)