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Youth Involvement at world level
INTRODUCTION 1
1. THE WORLD SCOUT YOUTH FORUM 3
1.1. A NEWFORMAT 31.1.1. NATUREANDPURPOSE 3
1.1.2. PARTICIPANTS 3
1.1.3. ORGANISATIONALSTRUCTURE 3
1.2. AGENDA 5
1.3. WORKINGMETHODS 5
1.3.1 EXPERIENCINGDEMOCRATICPROCEDURESANDMETHODS 5
1.3.2.KEYNOTEANDGUESTSPEAKERS 6
1.3.3.PEERLEADERSHIP 6
1.4. YOUTHFORUMOUTPUT 6
1.4.1.RECOMMENDATIONS 6
1.4.2.REPORTS 6
1.5. RULESOFPROCEDURE 6
2. YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN WOSM INSTITUTIONS 7
2.1. WORLDCONFERENCEDELEGATIONS 7
2.2. WORLDSCOUTCOMMITTEECANDIDATES 7
2.3. WORKSTREAMS 7
2.4. WORLDSCOUTCOMMITTEEDELIBERATIONSANDWORKINGMETHODS 7
2.5. YOUTHADVISORS 7
2.6. YOUTHFORUM 8
2.7. WORLDSCOUTBUREAU 8
2.8. BUDGET 8
2.9. INTERIMMEASURES 8
CONCLUSION 8
APPENDICES 9
I. CONFERENCERESOLUTIONSRELATINGTOYOUTHINVOLVEMENTANDWORLDSCOUTYOUTHFORUMS 9
1. CONFERENCERESOLUTIONS1993: BANGKOK 9
2. CONFERENCERESOLUTIONS1996: OSLO 10
3. CONFERENCERESOLUTIONS1999: DURBAN 10
4. CONFERENCERESOLUTIONS2002: THESSALONIKI 11
II. POLICYSTATEMENTOFTHEWORLDSCOUTCOMMITTEE 13
III. WORLDSCOUTYOUTHFORUMGUIDELINES 14
1. NATUREANDPURPOSE 14
2. PARTICIPANTS 14
3. RESPONSIBILITIES 15
4. ORGANISATIONALSTRUCTURE 16
5. OFFICIALLANGUAGES 17
6. RECOMMENDATIONS 18
7. REPORTS 18
8. FINANCIALMATTERS 18
IV. RULESOFPROCEDURE 21
1. APPROVALBYEACHWORLDSCOUTYOUTHFORUM 21
2. CHAIRPERSON 21
3. YOUTHFORUMCOMMITTEEREGIONALREPRESENTATIVES 21
4. VOTING 21
5. SUMMARYREPORTANDRECOMMENDATIONS 21
6. OFFICIALLANGUAGES 21
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Youth Involvement at World and Regional levels Page 1
Introduction
Youth Involvement inDecision-making has
been repeatedly emphasized in all world level
forums of Scouting. However, there has been
little progress in the implementation of suchconcepts at the institutional level.
As noted in Paragraph 5 of the Policy
Statement of the World Scout Committee
that was endorsed by the 36th World Scout
Conference something needs to be done at
world level in the immediate future in order to
get the process started.
The 2002 World Scout Conference in
Thessaloniki endorsed the policy statement of
the World Scout Committee, which starts by
stating that:
The World Scout Committee emphasises thatthe involvement of young people, male and
female, in decision-making is an integral and
essential part of the Scout Method, dened
as a system of progressive self-education.
Through the small group system, young people
are encouraged to participate, according
to their stage of development, in decision-
making relating to the choice and organization
of activities, the evaluation of group life,
the determination of common rules and the
evaluation of personal progression.
When applied correctly, the Scout Method
ensures that young people are preparedeffectively and have acquired the necessary
skills and competence for participation in
the democratic decision-making process and
citizenship, within Scouting at all levels and in
society.
(Full text of all World Scout Committee
resolutions relating to Youth Involvement in
Appendices).
With the development of the Strategy for
Scouting, the importance of Youth Involvement
within the Movement was further emphasised.
One of the seven strategic priorities was
dened as Youth Involvement, and at the
2002 Conference, this was selected as one
of the three focus priorities for the next
triennium.
A Youth Involvement Workstream has
been established, with the specic aim of
implementing the Strategic Priority Youth
Involvement. This working group currently
includes members of the World Scout
Committee and World Scout Bureau Staff. It is
expected that a larger team of volunteers will
be integrated into the efforts to implement the
subsections of this Strategic Priority.Within the current decision-making structure at
World Level, and to a similar extent at Regional
Level, there is not enough opportunity for the
participation of young people.
That is the reason why the World Scout
Committee has endorsed three objectives
proposed by the Youth InvolvementWorkstream:
1. Show that the World Scout Committee is
prepared to involve young people in world
work and responsibilities;
2. Foster the development of a pool of
skilled and motivated young people able
to contribute to the work of WOSM at
regional and world levels;
3. Propose a signicant step towards a
stronger involvement of young people in
decision-making at regional and world
levels.To achieve these objectives, the World Scout
Committee has decided to:
accept a new format of the World Scout
Youth Forum in order to promote a number
of motivated and skilled young people able
to contribute to WOSM at regional and
world levels;
adopt new working methods, in order
to be more open to young peoples
participation.
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1. The World Scout Youth Forum
Since 1993, with the advent of World Scout
Youth Forums in their modern format, there
have been many suggestions and innovations
to ensure the best use of the possibilities and
opportunities of this event. Various issues have
been encountered, and measures have been
tried to overcome perceived problems.
Each World Scout Conference since 1993 has
made recommendations on the World Scout
Youth Forum. In 2002 at the 36th World Scout
Conference, further progress was made on the
concept of a World Scout Youth Forum, and
resolutions were decided which pertain to the
purpose and powers of the forum.
Consequently, the Guidelines for Running World
Scout Youth Forums are now out-dated, and
should be brought into line with the current
situation.In order to ensure clarity and understanding
of all participants and other interested parties,
the World Scout Committee has approved the
recommendation of the Youth Involvement
Workstream to develop a new format of
the World Scout Youth Forum and updated
guidelines
Two additional documents are also attached
here:
Conference resolutions relating to Youth
Involvement and World Scout Youth
Forums 1993-2002 Policy statement of the World Scout
Committee as amended and endorsed
by the 36thWorld Scout Conference
(Thessaloniki, July 2002)
While not relating specically to the Youth
Forum, they are inextricably linked with the
structure for Youth Involvement in Decision
Making in WOSM, and therefore are presented
together.
1.1. A new format
1.1.1. Nature and purpose
The purpose of World Scout Youth Forums
was updated to include the resolution made in
Thessaloniki:
Conference Resolution 6/02 states that:
The Conference:
decides that World Scout Youth Forums be
considered as educational opportunities for
youth members in the oldest age sections.
Their purpose shall be to enable young people
to:
share their ideas and experiences oncurrent issues affecting young people in
different parts of the world;
suggest ways of strengthening national
youth policies and training young people
for world citizenship; and
contribute new ideas to the Movement on
how to enrich educational programmes for
young people over 16.
Two main changes will be introduced in the
format of the World Scout Youth Forum (see
gure 1): setting up an on-going internet
discussion group and appointing youth
advisors.
1.1.2. Participants
One issue that has arisen at previous Forums
is that participants may have very disparate
knowledge and experience, of both procedural
and substantial issues.
Therefore, the Updated Guidelines stress that
participants to World Scout Youth Forumsshould have experience within institutional
bodies in their National Scout Organisation, and
possibly also at regional level. This approach
emphasises the importance of ongoing training
within National Scout Organisations, through
the Scout Method, in accordance with the Policy
Statement of the World Scout Committee on
Youth Involvement in Decision-Making, which
was approved by the Conference in 2002.
Some NSOs do not currently have any
youth members with these qualications or
experience. Representatives of such countries
must not be denied the opportunity to
participate in the Forum. Therefore, while the
prole of participants outlines the delegates
expected from NSOs where the Scout Method
is fully implemented, an alternative is offered
for those NSOs who are still improving the
youth in decision-making aspects of the
Scout Method into their National programs.
1.1.3. Organisational structure
a. Youth Advisors
The World Scout Youth Forum, at the end of itsmeeting, shall propose youth advisorsto the
World Scout Committee.
Twelve Youth Advisors shall be appointed, as
youth representatives available to be called
upon by the World Scout Committee when
required.
Six Youth Advisors shall be elected at the
end of the World Scout Youth Forum, for
a term of 3 years. The outgoing Youth
Advisors shall be responsible for the
elections of the new Youth Advisors.
The Chairman (or equivalent) ofeach Regional Scout Youth Forum (or
equivalent) shall be considered a Youth
Advisor for the three year term following
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the Youth Forum at which they were
Chairman (or equivalent).
Responsibilities of youth advisors to theWorld Scout Committee
Youth Advisors should be able to help the WorldScout Committee whenever requested by the
Committee.
Given the current working structure of the
World Scout Committee, this may include
attending meetings and undertaking tasks for
the Workstreams.
Each workstream should be supported by at
least one Youth Advisor.
Through the workstreams, Youth Advisors
should be able to bring to the reection and
debates of the World Scout Committee the
genuine opinion, views and proposals of young
members of WOSM.
When appropriate, Youth Advisors may be
invited by the World Scout Committee to
participate in some of its sessions.
Youth Advisors would be ideal volunteers to
assist the World Scout Committee by joining
any task forces and or commissions set up by
the Committee for specic purposes.
Responsibilities of youth advisors to otheryoung members of WOSM
Youth Advisors shall report regularly to
ScOutPost (see paragraph d below), and inparticular following their participation in any
meetings of the World Scout Committee or
World Scout Committee working committees.
Youth Advisors shall moderate ScOutPost
discussions as appropriate to bring the opinions
of ScOutPost members to the World Scout
Committee.
All twelve Youth Advisors shall present a report
of their activities over the past Triennium toeach World Scout Youth Forum, and the Youth
Advisors who hold their role through being
Chairman (or equivalent) of a Regional Scout
Youth Forum (or equivalent) shall report to that
Regional Scout Youth Forum (or equivalent).
Support and management
The Youth Advisors group shall be supported by
a World Scout Bureau Employee. This employee
is responsible for support, liaison and co-
ordination of all matters pertaining to the Youth
Advisors.
If necessary, the Youth Advisors may elect
from among themselves a coordinator who will
represent the group of Youth Advisors.
b. Chairman-designate
Within twelve months of each World Scout
Youth Forum, the six Youth Advisors elected at
that Forum shall elect from among themselves
the Chairman of the next World Scout Youth
Forum.
c. Planning Committee
The six Youth Advisors elected at the end
of the World Scout Youth Forum shall be
members of the World Scout Youth Forum
Fig. 1
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Planning Committee. If any of the six elected
at the end of the World Scout Youth Forum
are unavailable, other Youth Advisors may be
invited to participate in the World Scout Youth
Forum Planning Committee.
d. A permanent Internet discussionweb-site
In order to allow participants to the World
Scout Youth Forum to stay in contact after
the Forum, an internet discussions web-site
shall be established, with the working name of
ScOutPost.
This web-site should include the facilities for
chat and mailing boards. Technical support
and maintenance of the web-site, including
registration of members, shall be the
responsibility of the World Scout Bureau.
Participation in ScOutPostshall be through
registration. All participants in the World Scout
Youth Forum and the Regional Scout Youth
Forums (or equivalent) shall be invited to join
as members. At each Youth Forum (World or
Regional), past members of ScOutPost coming
from that event shall be thanked for their
contributions and their membership terminated.
Participants at the current Youth Forum shall
then be offered the opportunity to register.
Three ScOutPostmoderators shall be elected
at the World Scout Youth Forum for a three-
year term. The outgoing Youth Advisors shall
be responsible for the elections. One moderator
may be elected at each Regional Scout YouthForum (or equivalent) for a three year term.
The Chairman of that Regional Scout youth
Forum (or equivalent) shall be responsible for
that election.
Should a Moderator be unable to continue his/
her responsibility during their term, the Youth
Advisors shall select a replacement.
Moderators shall be responsible for discussion
animation and co-ordination. Moderators may
delegate sessions to other volunteers who wish
to run discussions.
One World Scout Bureau Employee shall be
responsible for co-ordination of ScOutPost.This includes liaison with technical support
staff, support for moderators and ensuring that
ScOutPost is kept active.
1.2. Agenda
The Forum is a place for information, training
and concrete experience of discussing and
acquiring a deeper understanding of youth
issues.
The Agenda of the World Scout Youth Forum
should be determined by young people,
preferably by the participants themselves,whenever possible. For this reason, the
Planning Committee shall be composed of those
Forum participants who have been actively
involved over the triennium and who have an
understanding of the issues that are active
within WOSM, and the issues which are of
interest to young people within Scouting.
The Forum should allow participants to discuss
issues relating to Scouting which are of interest
to them. This should include any topics to be
discussed at the upcoming World Conference,
which the participants feel they would like to
discuss. It may also include, but should not be
limited to, the issue of Youth Involvement.
The agenda should be exible, allowing
participants to organise and discuss topics
which they suggest during the event.
Participants should also be encouraged to
nominate topics of interest to them when
they register, in order to allow preparation of
materials which may aid their discussions.
Youth Forum participants should not be limited
or restricted from discussing any political
or sensitive issues. Such constraints areunhelpful, unnecessary, and cause cynicism and
lack of trust between young people and those
who hold roles at world level in Scouting. They
lead to the belief of political manipulation of
their discussions and undermine the integrity
of the event and the honesty of the World
Movement to truly allow young people to be
actively involved.
1.3. Working methods
1.3.1 Experiencing democratic
procedures and methods
Working methods are methods currently
practiced in international Scout decision-making
bodies. At the Youth Forum, participants are
invited to discuss and share topics of their
interest using democratic methods and rules
which would be useful for their participation
in international Scout and /or youth events in
general. Different experiences and cultures of
the participants will allow them, with the help
of methods proposed during the Forum, to have
useful exchanges and to enrich their personal
abilities.By this way participants will develop their
motivation and their skills to participate
in decision-making at local, national and
international levels.
It is important that the working methods of
the Forum are appropriate for the participants,
and ensure successful attainment of the
objectives of the Forum. Sessions should allow
participants to develop their knowledge, skills
and attitudes on issues raised, by debate,
discussion and working together in genuine
deliberation.
The organisers of the Youth Forum must
make sure that there is sufcient information,
instruction and explanation included in the
Forum Programme to allow those less well
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1.4. Youth Forum output
1.4.1. Recommendations
In accordance with Conference Resolution 6/02,
World Scout Youth Forums be empowered
to make such recommendations they feel
appropriate to the World Scout Committee for
that Committees consideration, the Guidelineshave been updated to include procedures for
making recommendations to the World Scout
Committee.
It is important that the Youth Forum be
included in the wider structures developed for
the involvement of young people within the
Movement. As such, the outcomes of the Youth
Forum should have ongoing consequences. The
Event cannot be allowed to become an insular
entity, where discussions take place which have
no effect in any other arena.
It is requested that in every case where a
recommendation is made to the World Scout
Committee, a report of all considerations and
actions taken about that recommendation
are reported back to the Youth Advisors, to
ScOutPost, and that the Committee Decisions
be formally presented at the following Youth
Forum.
1.4.2. Reports
For consistency, the Reports section has been
updated, to enable the youth Forum Summary
report to become available to the World Scout
Conference, as a reference document and areport of the event held. The Recommendations
of the Forum are given to the Committee for
action after to the Conference and separate
from it.
1.5. Rules of procedure
The Rules of Procedure have been
correspondingly updated, to reect the
decisions of the 36th World Scout Conference
and the procedures required to implement
those decisions.
prepared participants to still take a full and
active role in the Forum. There is an important
balance to be drawn, between training and
education for all those who have limited
experience at such events, and offering a
suitable programme for those Forum delegates
who may have extensive experience in
participation as a youth representative at
National and International level.
The Youth Forum must offer an environment
where all the young people present can engage
in active, useful development of ideas, and
can provide input to WOSM on development
of programme, strengthening National Youth
Policies, and training young people for World
Citizenship.
If the Forum is to be used (temporarily or
not) as a training ground for World Scout
Conference participation, then the methods
used at the Forum should reect those of the
Conference. Participants should learn aboutrecommendation development and voting
procedures through using such techniques.
This, however, is only feasible while the Forum
has the power to make recommendations
that will have some effect. Participants have
expressed disappointment at empty exercises
of using decision-making methodology but not
having any power to effect change.
1.3.2. Keynote and guest speakers
Guest Speakers with experience in leadership
and representation should be invited to attend
the youth forum and speak with participants.Whenever possible, the sessions should be
made interactive and participatory. Lectures
should be replaced with panel discussions, or
question and answer discussions, allowing for
the development of the skills and knowledge of
the participants.
Perhaps World Committee / Regional
Committee / work stream chairs / working
group members could attend and take part in
discussions WITH forum participants; likewise
with external guests.
1.3.3. Peer leadershipYouth Forum participants should be encouraged
to actively run sessions themselves. Those with
experience at similar events and with expertise
in particular areas of interest could be invited
to lead sessions, and to nominate subjects
themselves. In all possible circumstances,
facilitators and workshop leaders should be
young people. These may be identied before
the event, and requested to bring materials
with them, or be previously prepared, or they
may be identied and approached at the event.
If keynote speakers address the plenary,
it may then be possible to follow speeches
with participant-led discussion groups,
thereby developing further the participants
understanding of the topic.
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2. Youth Involvement in WOSM Institutions
Several actions will be promoted by the World
Scout Committee in order to reach a new level
of youth involvement in WOSM institutions
2.1. World ConferenceDelegations
The World Scout Committee will continue to
encourage each National Delegation to the
World Scout Conference to ensure that at least
one third of their delegates is under 30 years
of age.
Further to this, each young delegate should
be included in all delegation preparation, and
shall be informed and trained to an adequate
level to allow the young delegate to take a full,
active, equal part in delegation responsibilities
and decision-making.
2.2. World Scout Committeecandidates
The World Scout Committee will continue
its efforts of encouraging NSOs to nominate
young candidates to the World Scout
Committee elections. With ongoing support
from the incumbent members of the World
Scout Committee, it is foreseeable that the
political situation will shift to allow the election
of young people.
2.3. Workstreams
The World Scout Committee will invite
youth representatives to join their working
committees, which are currently the
workstreams, and arrange for those young
people to be present at each Workstream
meeting.
Youth Advisors to the Strategy Workstreams
must be chosen through appropriate
procedures. They should be representative
of youth around the world, and should bring
the views of other young people to the
workstreams. (See Youth Advisors below).
In addition, the World Scout Committee will
further develop the participation of volunteers
in the Strategy Workstreams . The working
methods of the workstreams will be further
developed, and the working groups should be
expanded to include larger groups of people.
Additional task groups should be established,
bringing in the efforts of larger groups of
volunteers, thereby allowing possibilities for
young people to be involved.
2.4. World Scout Committeedeliberations and workingmethods
In addition to working towards the election
of younger members to the World Scout
Committee, the World Scout Committee
will invite young people to attend some of
their working sessions, particularly those
relating to the strategy. The inclusion of
Youth Advisors would demonstrate the World
Scout Committees belief in the capability of
young people to take responsibilities at World
Level, and would provide young people with
experience in operating within world level
structures.
It is very important that young people
participating in meetings of the World ScoutCommittee be given a true, active role, and be
allowed to participate in the meetings.
2.5. Youth Advisors
Youth Advisors to the World Scout Committee
shall be selected by young people.
Participants at each World Scout Youth Forum
shall be invited to elect six Youth Advisors for
the coming triennium. The Chairman of each
Regional Scout Youth Forum (or equivalent)
shall also considered to be a Youth Advisor to
the World Scout Committee. The twelve YouthAdvisors shall then be requested by the World
Scout Committee to indicate their interest and
availability to participate in the discussions and
work towards any issues on which the World
Scout Committee would like to have the input
of young people.
The Youth Advisors shall be supported by an
employee of the World Scout Bureau. This
employee should be responsible for support,
liaison and co-ordination of all matters
pertaining to the Youth Advisors.
In the current working structure of the World
Scout Committee, the Youth Advisors shall beinvited to indicate their interest for the strategic
priorities. At least one Youth Advisor shall
then be invited to attend the meetings of each
Workstream. Where appropriate, the Youth
Advisor attending the workstream meeting will
be called to participate in the discussions of the
Committee relating to that item. Youth Advisors
will also be available to assist in the other work
of the Committee whenever requested to do so.
Youth Advisors will have a responsibility to
report back to participants from the Youth
Forum (World or Regional), and to continue to
discuss issues with young people around theworld during their mandate period.
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The Youth Advisors contribution will be
strengthened by the input from ScOutPost
members.
2.6. Youth Forum
The World Scout Committee will provide
ongoing support and development to the World
Scout Youth Forum, as redesigned since the36th World Scout Conference.
The World Scout Committee decides to adopt
the new proposed structure for the World
Scout Youth Forum, and the proposal for the
establishment of an internet discussion group,
ScOutPost, allowing young people to continue
development of ideas and support for the Youth
Advisors to the World Scout Committee.
NSOs shall also be encouraged to send their
young people to the Youth Forum, prior to
the conference, in order to ensure the best
possible representation of young people in the
Movement at this event. The World Scout Youth
Forum can also provide their young people
with exposure to issues currently in debate
in WOSM, and to the procedures of a World
Scout Conference, prior to their arrival at the
Conference. Young people who are already
involved and knowledgeable about such issues
will be able to contribute to the discussion and
innovation sessions at the Youth Forum.
2.7. World Scout Bureau
The World Scout Bureau shall be encouraged to
employ young people. The recent employmentof several Project Ofcers is a positive step
towards the inclusion of the input of young
people in the work of the Bureau. However,
the participation of young people in the
Bureau shall not only be undertaken through
an internship program, where young people
are given limited roles and responsibilities.
Whenever new employees are being taken on,
young candidates who hold the appropriate
capabilities should be given precedence over
older candidates, in accordance with the
third dot point in Conference Resolution 6/02
and taking into consideration paragraph 4of the Policy Statement of the World Scout
Committee.
2.8. Budget
Once the Youth Advisers have been elected by
the World Scout Youth Forum in September
2005, the World Scout Committee will consider
the nancial implications that are required to
truly implement youth involvement in decision-
making in WOSM. In particular, allowance
shall be made for the nancial resources
necessary to allow Youth Advisors to travelto and participate in Workstream meetings,
and funding should be made available for the
development of the World Scout Youth Internet
Discussion Group, ScOutPost.
This report will provide a model that may be
followed at other levels within the Movement.
The World Scout Committee will encourage
each Regional Committee to consider the
structures allowing youth participation in
regional institutional decision-making bodies,
and where appropriate to implement equivalent
measures to those proposed for world level.
2.9. Interim Measures
Consequently, the World Scout Committee
will recognise the members of the Planning
Committee for the 9th World Scout Youth Forum
as interim Youth Advisors. The Chairman of
each Regional Scout Youth Forum held in 2004
shall be invited at the end of their Youth Forumto take up this role. All costs incurred in the
process will be covered by the budget of the
World Scout Youth Forum.
Conclusion
This document and the recommendations
it includes aim towards the position where
WOSM, in all its institutions, truly reects the
statement that Scouting is a Movement of
young people, supported by adults; it is not a
Movement for young people managed by adults
only.
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Appendices
1. Conference resolutions 1993:Bangkok
2/93 Policy on involvement ofyoung members in decision-making
Recognizing the fundamental importance,
in terms of achieving the purpose of the
Scout Movement, of involving young
members in decision-making
Considering that Scouting is not only a
movement for young people but also a
Movementof young people
Believing that Scouting is a Movement
based on democratic principles
The Conference
Recognizing the value to the individuals
concerned and to the Movement as a
whole of leadership opportunities for
young members
Noting with pleasure the successes
achieved by the 4th World Youth Forum
in Australia (1990/91) and the 5th WorldYouth Forum in Switzerland (1992)
Welcoming the World Committees
decision to encourage participation
of young delegates in the 33rd World
Scout Conference by offering a reduced
Conference fee
Encouraged by the results of youth
participation in the efforts of the World
Scout Environment Network
Adopts the Policy on Involvement of Young
Members in Decision-Making
Recognizes this new policy as an importantcontribution towards further strengthening
the implementation of the World
Programme Policy adopted by the 32nd
World Scout Conference in 1990
Strongly urges National Scout
Organisations to implement the policy at
all levels within their own associations
Requests the World Committee to
consider all means by which the policy
may be implemented within the World
Organization at regional and world level.
7/93 Young Adult Members
The Conference
Considering the adoption of the Policy
on Involvement of Young Members in
Decision-Making by this Conference
Recognizing the valuable contributions
made by young adults to this Conference
and the World Programme Committee
Welcoming the reduced fee facility that has
assisted young adults participation in this
Conference
Requests the World Committee to continue
the principle of a reduced Conferencefee for young adults at future World
Conferences
Requests the World Committee to continue
to devise ways in which young adults
can participate in policy formation and
decision-making at world level.
10/93 Youth Forums
The Conference
Considering the adoption of the Policy
on Involvement of Young Members in
Decision-Making by this Conference Believing that Youth Forums constitute
one useful method to complement genuine
participation by young people in decision-
making at all levels
Recognizing that Youth Forums in Scouting
provide a dual opportunity for young
members to discuss issues of interest to
them and to make recommendations on
these; and to learn the skills necessary
to enable them to take part in decision-
making in the Movement
Believing that Youth Forums should be
linked closely, ad advisory bodies, to the
formal decision-making processes of the
Movement
Recommends that Youth Forums be held
in conjunction with all statutory meetings
such as national general assemblies,
regional and world conferences; that these
Youth Forums make recommendations to
and advise the statutory meetings and
other decision-making bodies; and that
Youth Forum delegates also participate in
these statutory meetings as delegates or
observers Recommends that delegates to Youth
Forums should be selected by democratic
means and receive necessary logistical and
I. Conference Resolutions Relating to Youth Involvement andWorld Scout Youth Forums: 1993 2002
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active participation of young adults in
partnership at the World Scout Conference
and at all levels of decisionmaking
recommends that the World Scout
Committee carry out a major review,
involving young adults and adults in
partnership, of the role and format of the
World Scout Youth Forum
recommends that the results of this study
be presented to the next World Scout
Conference and taken into consideration in
the planning of the next World Scout Youth
Forum.
12/99 World Scout Youth Forum
The Conference
thanking the Organizing Committee and
the World Scout Committee for organizing
the 7th World Scout Youth Forum
appreciating and respecting the waythat young people work and the need for
youth involvement in the World Scout
Conference
recommends to the World Scout
Committee to continue working to
incorporate young people in the World
Scout Conference through the preparation
done at the World Scout Youth Forum.
13/99 Youth Participation
The Conference
noting that the World Scout YouthForum seeks the relationship between
adult members and youth to be one of
partnership and mutual respect
recognising the work that has been done
at the Youth Participation session of the
7th World Scout Youth Forum
recognising that in most National Scout
Organisations substantial progress has
been made
believing that there are still steps to take
before World Scout Conference Resolution
2/93 (adopting the Policy on involvementof young members in decision-making) is
achieved
recommends to the World Scout
Committee
that, at the next World Scout Conference
in 2002, a day is spent in workgroups
critically discussing Youth Participation
that suggested topics for this discussion
focus on, among others:
a discussion between youth and adult
members as to how each interacts in
the decision-making process within theirorganizations today
evaluation of Resolution 2/93 after 9 years
of progress
that work be done before the next
World Scout Conference to stimulate
critical discussion within National Scout
Organizations on the above.
4. Conference resolutions 2002:Thessaloniki
6/02 Youth Involvement InDecision-Making
The Conference
endorses the World Scout Committee
s statement on Youth Involvement in
Decision- Making contained in Conference
Document No.7, as amended.
urges each national Scout association
to ensure an equitable representation of
young men and women under the age of
thirty in national decision-making bodies
and in the delegations to Regional and
World Conferences, and invites each
national association to present its efforts
and progress made relating to this issue
in its annual report to the World Scout
Bureau.
urges the World Scout Committee to
give priority to young men and women
over older persons in the nomination of
members of technical committees and
working groups at world level provided
they offer the adequate competencies, and
requests the Regions to apply the same
principle. calls upon each national Scout association
to act upon the commitments to
strengthen youth participation made since
1993, by presenting young male and
female candidates with the required prole
and competence for election to the World
Scout Committee.
urges the Regional Scout Conferences to
strongly advocate this course of action.
decides that World Scout Youth Forums be
considered as educational opportunities for
youth members in the oldest age sections.
Their purpose shall be to enable youngpeople to:
share their ideas and experiences on
current issues affecting young people in
different parts of the world;
suggest ways of strengthening national
youth policies and training young people
for world citizenship; and
contribute new ideas to the Movement on
how to enrich educational programmes for
young people over 16.
decides that World Scout Youth Forums
should continue to be held immediatelyprior to World Scout Conferences, and
allow more young members to be better
prepared for the World Scout Conferences.
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decides that World Scout Youth
Forums be empowered to make such
recommendations they feel appropriate
to the World Scout Committee for that
Committee s consideration.
urges NSOs to introduce and adopt policies
that will allow the involvement of young
people in local and national decision-
making bodies and develop partnerships
between adults and young people.
decides that the World Scout Committee
performs an evaluation of the situation
of youth involvement in decision-making,
after each World Scout Conference.
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II. Policy Statement of the World Scout Committee
(as amended and endorsed by the 36th World
Scout Conference, Thessaloniki, July 2002)
1. The World Scout Committee emphasises
that the involvement of young people,male and female, in decision-making
is an integral and essential part of the
Scout Method, dened as a system of
progressive self-education. Through the
small group system, young people are
encouraged to participate, according to
their stage of development, in decision-
making relating to the choice and
organization of activities, the evaluation of
group life, the determination of common
rules and the evaluation of personal
progression.
2. When applied correctly, the ScoutMethod ensures that young people are
prepared effectively and have acquired
the necessary skills and competence for
participation in the democratic decision-
making process and citizenship, within
Scouting at all levels and in society.
3. However, the World Scout Committee
notes with regret that the Scout Method
is often not fully used. Systematic
work therefore needs to be done to
assist associations to implement this
fundamental aspect of our Movement. It is
only when the educational dimension of
youth participation is achieved effectively
that the institutional dimension can
become a reality. In other words, it is
only by helping young people develop the
knowledge, skills and attitudes required to
contribute to the decision-making process,
that young people can fully participate in
decision-making bodies.
4. The World Scout Committee has agreed to
pay considerable attention to this issue.
This will include supporting associations
in implementing the principles enshrined
in the policy on the involvement of young
members in decision-making, adopted
by the33 rd World Scout Conference
(Bangkok, 1993), and subsequent
resolutions building on this work, and
developing tools for that purpose.
5. The World Scout Committee believes that
participation in decision-making bodies
at all institutional levels of the Movement
must continue to be based upon
competence, not age, gender or other
criteria. Consequently, and as a matter
of principle, young men or women under30 should be given priority over older
persons only if they offer the adequate
competencies.
6. As far as the participation of young men
and women in WOSM bodies at world or
regional level is concerned, the World
Scout Committee believes that this willlargely be solved when the participation
of young people in national bodies is
achieved; it will be a natural consequence
of effective local and national participation.
This, however, can only be accomplished
in the long term, since youth involvement
is not adequately applied within national
associations. The Committee feels that
something needs to be done at world level
in the immediate future in order to get
the process started and convey a strong
message to the Movement, which denes
itself as being a movement of youngpeople and not only for young people.
7. The World Scout Committee considers
that the World Scout Youth Forum allows
young members all over the world to
express their opinions, to have a wider
exposure and global perspective, to make
intercultural exchanges and to establish
interpersonal networks. The Forum is a
good way for young members to take their
rst step in their international vision of
Scouting.
8. The World Scout Committee, having
carefully evaluated recent World ScoutYouth Forums, believes that they have
been a very helpful transitional tool
to increase the participation of young
people at World Scout Conferences.
The Committee feels, however, that
maintaining forums as designed in 1993
risks perpetuating a parallel structure
which goes against the very essence of
the principle of partnership between youth
and adults at the World Scout Conference
and of youth involvement at al levels of
decision-making.
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These Guidelines have been updated, for the
approval of the World Scout Committee in
October 2003.
The following guidelines for the organisation of
World Scout Youth Forums have bee develop
by the World Scout Committee in accordance
with World Scout Conference Resolutions
10/93 an 6/02and based upon the experience
of previous World and Regional Scout Youth
Forums.
1. Nature and purpose
The 33rd World Scout Conference in 1993
adopted a Policy on Involvement of Young
Member I Decision-MakingThis policy states, as
a basic principle, that Scouting is a Movement
of young people, supporte by adults; it is not
a Movement for young people managed byadults only. Thus, Scouting offer the potential
for a learning community of young people
and adults, working together in partnership of
enthusiasm and experience.
The policy makes it a responsibility amongst
others of the World Organisation of the
Scou Movement to provide opportunities for
young adults to participate in decision-making
processe and training to be effective in such
decision-making and to organise Youth
Forums for th expression of views and for the
training of young members in appropriate
skills.The same Conference adopted Resolution
10/93 on Youth Forums, recognising that such
meeting constitute one useful method to
complement genuine participation by young
people in decisionmakin at all levels.
The same resolution recommended that Youth
Forums be held in conjunction with all statutory
meetings such as national general assemblies,
regional and world conferences; that these Yout
Forums make recommendations to and advise
the statutory meetings and other decision-
makin bodies; and that Youth Forum delegates
also participate in these statutory meetings asdelegate or observers.
A World Scout Youth Forum, therefore, provide
a dual opportunity for young members:
to discuss and express their views on
issues of interest to them, preparing
inputs and making recommendations
to the World Conference to which the
Forum is linked, and to the World Scout
Committee; and
to develop the skills necessary to
strengthen their capacity to take part
in decision-making processes.The 36thWorld Scout Conference in 2002 adopted a
Policy Statement on Youth Involvement in
Decision-Making.
III. World Scout Youth Forum Guidelines
The same Conference adopted Resolution 6/02
on Youth Involvement in Decision Making,
deciding that World Scout Youth Forums be
considered as educational opportunities for
youth members in the oldest age sections.
The same resolution stated that the purpose of
World Scout Youth Forums shall be to enable
young people to: share their ideas and
experiences on current issues affecting young
people in
different parts of the world; suggest ways
of strengthening national youth policies and
training
young people for world citizenship; and
contribute new ideas to the Movement on how
to enrich educational programmes for young
people over 16.
The Conference further decided that World
Scout Youth Forums should continue to be held
immediately prior to World Scout Conferences,
and as such they would allow more young
members to be better prepared for the World
Scout Conferences.
It was decided that World Scout Youth Forums
shall be empowered to make such
recommendations they feel appropriate to the
World Scout Committee for that Committees
consideration.
Resolution 10/93 made the World ScoutCommittee ultimately responsible for agenda
and
procedures of the World Scout Youth Forum
and a Host Committee responsible for facilities
an support services. The resolution encourages
these committees to delegate to young
member the planning, organising and running
of such events. The Conference directed
the Worl Committee to devote the necessary
human, nancial and material resources to the
Youth Forum.
2. Participants
a. Prole
World Scout Youth Forum participants should
have:
experience in decision making at the
institutional level within their National
Scout Association and/or at Regional level.
knowledge of current issues under
consideration at World Level of the World
Organisation of the Scout Movement,
some experience in or knowledge of
conference participation, techniques of
recommendation development and
some experience in representation of
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young people.
World Scout Youth Forum participants must be
between their 18th and 26th birthday in the
year of the Forum.
b. Delegates and Observers
There are two kinds of participants in World
Scout Youth Forums: delegates (participantswit right to speak and to vote) and observers
(participants with right to speak but not to
vote).
At the time of registration each delegate and
observer will be required to produce an ofcial
lette of appointment clearly indicating the
function of either delegate or observer, signed
by th President, International Commissioner or
other responsible ofcial of his or her National
Scout Organisation, unless his or her name is
listed on the appointment of delegates form
deposited with the World Scout Bureau in
advance.
Each National Scout Organisation is encouraged
to send at least one delegate to a World Scout
Youth Forum and may appoint two delegates
and a maximum of three observers to the
Forum.
Each delegation may cast two votes irrespective
of the number of delegates representing a
National Scout Organisation at the Forum. (The
Planning Committee may also invite visitors to
attend some plenary sessions of the Forum.
Visitors may be invited by the Youth Forum
Committee to speak but they have no right tovote. The age limits mentioned above do not
apply to visitors.)
c. Selection
National Scout Organisations are responsible
for ensuring the selection of appropriate
participants in World Scout Youth Forum.
Forums, in accordance with the prole listed at
2.1 above.
Participants must be selected in advance of the
event. The selection process should take into
consideration the participants capacity tocontribute to the Forum topics. They should be
selected in a democratic way, and the method
of selection should involve young members.If
possible, participants should be elected by
their peers according to democratic principles,
and they should represent other young people
within their association.
d. Participation
As far as possible, National Scout Organisations
should, in the selection of their participants
attempt to achieve an equitable representationof their membership (geographical, ethnic an
social background, etc.).
Specically, where a National Scout
Organisation includes both male and female
young members it is recommended that there
be balanced participation of both.
e. Preparation
National Scout Organisations are responsible
for providing support to Forum participants in
their preparation for the event. Participantsshould be selected or provided with training in
accordance with the criteria listed at 2.1 above.
Adequate information about the topics to be
discussed by a World Scout Youth Forum should
be given to National Scout Organisations early
enough to allow them to pass it on to their
participants to prepare for the Forum.
f. After the Forum
As a means of encouraging greater participation
in the ofcial decision-making processes of the
Movement by young adults in particular thosewho have had the opportunity to develop their
personal skills through taking part in a World
Scout Youth Forum it is recommended that
Forum participants be included in their National
Scout Organisations delegation to the World
Scout Conference which immediately follows
the Forum, or at least to include one participant
under the age of 26 in their delegation.
Forum participants attending that Conference
should be invited to brief the other members of
the delegation on the results of the Forum.
National Scout Organisations should ensurethat, on their return home, Forum participants
are
enabled to share their experience within the
organisation and report on the Forum to
responsible bodies.
Participants are encouraged to maintain
informal contact with each other after the
Forum, as well as with their respective Regional
Youth Forum participants, to share their
experience of the Forum.
Participants are encouraged to join and
participant in the online World Scout Youth
Discussion Group, ScOutPost.
3. Responsibilities
a. World Scout Committee
The World Scout Committee is responsible for:
approving the venue and other practical
arrangements proposed by the Host
National Scout Organisation;
approving the participant fee for the World
Scout Youth Forum;
appointing the members of the PlanningCommittee on the recommendation of the
World Programme Committeein accordance
with paragraph 4.1.1 Composition below;
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informing the Planning Committee of any
specic topics it would like the Forum to
consider, in time for this to be taken into
account by the Planning Committee in its
work;
approving the main content of the
programme and agenda of the World Scout
Youth Forum, as recommended by the
Planning Committee;
considering the recommendations of
the Forum, and any other requested
inputs, with a view to facilitating
their presentation to the World Scout
Conference.making a determination
whether any action will be taken on those
recommendations and reporting that
determination and any following action to
the Youth Advisors and to ScOutPost.
b. World Scout Bureau
The World Scout Bureau must devote the
necessary resources similar to those accorded
to World Scout Conferences, to ensure the
success of the World Scout Youth Forum. This
includes:
providing adequate information to National
Scout Organisations about all aspects of
the World Scout Youth Forum early enough
to allow them to plan and prepare for their
participation;
providing executive support to the
Planning Committee and the Youth Forum
Committee; providing secretarial and translation
support during the Forum and in the days
immediately following the event, when the
report to the World Scout Conference is
being prepared;
translation, layout and publication of the
nal report of the Forum prepared by the
General Rapporteur.
providing web development and ongoing
support to the World Scout Internet
Discussion Group, ScOutPost.
c. Host National Scout Organisation
In principle, the National Scout Organisation
hosting a World Scout Youth Forum fulls
the same responsibilities for the Forum as
for a World Scout Conference; since the two
events are run in conjunction many common
procedures may be combined.
The responsibilities of the host National Scout
Organisation include, inter alia:
the selection of one of their delegates
to the Forum to be Chairperson-
designate,join the World Scout YouthForum Planning Committee, who shall be
competent in at least one ofcial language
of WOSM;
proposing to the World Scout Committee a
suitable venue and practical arrangements
for the event;
the appointment of a Host Committee and
provision of support to its operation;
arranging for government support,
including the assurance of entry for Forum
participants from all member countries.
4. Organisational structure
a. Planning Committee
The Planning Committee is appointed
by the World Scout Committee on the
recommendation of the World Programme
Committeein accordance with paragraph 4.1.1
Composition below.
Composition
The Planning Committee shall be comprised ofat least:
the Chairperson of the Forum, as elected
from and by the six Youth Advisors elected
at the previous World Scout Youth Forum.;
(Note: The designation of the Chairperson
prior to the Forum enables him or her
to participate fully in planning the event
and thus to carry out the functions of
Chairperson effectively.)
the remaining ve Youth Advisors elected
at the previous World Scout Youth Forum.
If the ve are not all available, Youth
Advisors from the Regional Scout YouthForums may be invited to join the Planning
Committee;
one representative of the Host National
Scout Organisation;
one member of the World Scout
Committee who is on the Youth
Involvement Workstream;
one executive from the World Scout
Bureau.
The Planning Committee should be as
representative as possible of the Regions of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement.
Functions
The Planning Committee has the following
tasks:
to identify topics of interest to young
people which may be considered by the
Forum;
to take into account input from the World
Scout Committee on any particular topics
the Committee may wish the Forum to
consider;
to ensure, within the programme of theForum, opportunities for the development
of skills of participants in the processes of
decision-making;
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to recommend to the World Committee
for approval, the main content of the
programme and agenda of the World Scout
Youth Forum;
to prepare information for National Scout
Organisations on the main topics to be
discussed by the Forum well in advance of
the event;
to develop the detailed programme and
agenda of the Forum;
to choose the working methods of the
Forum, favouring skills development
opportunities, discussions and group work
by participants;
to inform participants of their role both
within the Forum itself and within their
association following the Forum;
to support the Youth Forum Committee in
its conduct of the Forum.
b. Youth Forum Committee
Composition
The Youth Forum Committee shall comprise:
the Planning Committee;
six participants, one from each Region
of the World Organisation of the Scout
Movement, elected by the participants
of their Regions, and who should be
competent in at least one of the ofcial
languages of WOSM;
the representative of the Host Committee.
Functions
The Youth Forum Committee has the following
tasks:
to assist the Forum in achieving its
objectives;
to adapt the programme, agenda and
working methods, if required, according to
the needs of the Forum, without changing
the main contents of the programme and
agenda approved by the World Scout
Committee;
to appoint the members of the
Recommendations Committee;
to appoint two Forum participants to act as
tellers during any voting sessions;
to prepare a summary report on the
Forum, to be presented to the World Scout
Conference which takes place immediately
following the Forum;
to present the proposed summary report
in writing in both ofcial languages to the
nal session of the Forum for consideration
and voting.
c. Chairperson
The function of the Chairperson is:
to chair the Forum;
to act as point of contact between the
Forum and the Host Committee;
to report on behalf of the Forum to the
World Scout Conference which immediately
follows the Forum;
following the Forum;
to take the lead in maintaining informal
contact with the Forum participants after
the Forum ends.
d. Representative of the HostCommittee
The function of the representative of the
Host National Scout Organisation is to act
as point of contact between the Planning
Committee, the Committee of the Forum
and the Host Committee.
e. Host Committee
The Host Committee is appointed by the host
National Scout Organisation.
The Host Committee is responsible, inter alia,
for:
managing the venue (meeting rooms,
ofces and equipment);
arranging for participants reception,
transportation and accommodation;
arranging for the opening and closingceremonies and social programme;
providing the necessary staff to support
the Forum.
5. Ofcial languages
The ofcial languages of the World Scout Youth
Forum are English and French.
6. Recommendations
a. Nature of Recommendations
Recommendations should reect the desire ofthe Youth Forum participants to communicate
the conclusions drawn as a result of the
discussions of the subject on the agenda of
the Forum to the World Scout Committee, as a
request that action be taken upon them.
Recommendations from the Forum are
addressed to the World Scout Committee.
b. Recommendations Committee
Composition
The Recommendations Committee comprises: three Forum delegates appointed by the
Youth Forum Committee on the basis
of their competence to carry out their
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function; between them, the members
should be competent in both ofcial
languages of WOSM;
one member of the Youth Forum
Committee;
one facilitator from the World Scout
Bureau;
Functions
The Recommendations Committee has the
following tasks:
to inform participants on the function
and form of recommendations to be out
forward to the World Scout Committee;
to receive draft recommendations from
Forum delegates; draft recommendations
must be proposed by one delegate and
seconded by another delegate from a
different National Scout Organisation;
to arrange for redrafting, where necessary,and translation;
to distribute copies of the proposed
recommendations, in writing and in both
ofcial languages of WOSM, to Forum
participants sufciently in advance of
the nal session of the Forum to permit
participants to study them;
to present the proposed recommendations
in writing in both ofcial languages to the
nal session of the Forum for consideration
and voting.
7. ReportsAt the end of the Forum, a copy of
the summary report of the Forum and
any recommendations adopted by the
delegatesForum will be given to the World
Scout Committee.
At the beginning of the World Scout Conference
which immediately follows the Forum, the
Youth Forum Committee will provide a
summary of the discussions of the Forum to
the Conference.The summary report adopted
by the delegates will be read in its entirety on
this occasion. A copy will also be given to each
National Scout Organisation present at the
Conference.
Following the World Scout Conference, the nal
written report of the Forum will be sent to all
National Scout Organisations. The General
Rapporteur is responsible for the preparation of
the
report. Support for translation, layout and
publication is provided by the World Scout
Bureau.
8. Financial matters
In principle, the same policies and procedures
concerning nancial matters that apply to World
Scout Conferences apply to World Scout Youth
Forums; this includes the self-nancing nature
of all World Events and the responsibility of the
host National Scout Organisation to cover any
eventual nancial decit.
Since World Scout Youth Forums are run in
conjunction with World Scout Conferences,
nancial matters, such as budget and nancial
control for the two events, may be combined,
provided separate nancial statements for each
event can be produced at the end.
The host National Scout Organisation must
establish, jointly with the World Scout Bureau
the global World Scout Youth Forum budget
reecting all income and expenditures
associated with the event; in this regard,
budgeted expenditure must include costs to be
incurred by the Host Committee, the Planning
Committee and the World Bureau in all phases
of planning and conducting the Forum.
The host National Scout Organisation must
propose to the World Scout Committee, for
its approval, the fee for the World ScoutYouth Forum on the basis of the provisional
global budget; moreover, the host National
Scout Organisation, which assumes the nal
nancial result at the closing of the accounts
for the event, must raise the necessary funds
to provide that part of the budgeted income
which is not covered by the participants fees.
The World Scout Bureau will offer whatever
assistance it can in identifying sources of
funding, including special projects.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the fee for the
World Scout Youth Forum should be kept as low
as possible to encourage participation by youngpeople from as many countries as possible. In
addition, the host National Scout Organisation
is encouraged to consider what possibilities
may exist, through the fee structure or other
means of demonstrating solidarity, to facilitate
the participation of young people from less
wealthy countries.
To encourage National Scout Organisations to
include at least one young member in their
delegation to the World Scout Conference, it
is strongly recommended that a reduced fee
be charged to young members attending the
Conference and in particular those participatingin both events.
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IV. Rules of procedure
1. Approval by each world scoutyouth forum
i These draft Rules of Procedure must be
submitted for approval by delegates to
each World Scout Youth Forum at its
opening session.
ii. Amendments to the Rules of Procedure
may be proposed and adopted, provided
that they do not contradict the text of the
Guidelines for World Scout Youth Forums
approved by the World Scout Committee.
iii. Proposed amendments to the Rules of
Procedure must be forwarded in writing to
the Planning Committee in advance of the
session at which they will be submitted
for approval. The Planning Committeemay establish a deadline for the receipt of
proposed amendments.
2. Chairperson
i. As specied in the Guidelines, the
Chairperson of the World Scout Youth
Forum is elected from and by the Youth
Advisors who were elected by the
participants at the previous World Scout
Youth Forum.
ii. The Chairpersons ruling is nal.
3. Youth forum committeeregional representatives
i. As specied in the Guidelines, the World
Scout Youth Forum will, at its opening
session, elect one delegate from each
Region of the World Organisation of the
Scout Movement to be on the Youth Forum
Committee.
ii. Nominations of candidates for election
may be made by any delegate.
iii. If there is more than one candidate from
a Region, delegates from that Region will
vote by secret ballot for their regionalrepresentative.
4. Voting
i. As specied in the Guidelines, each
delegation may cast two votes irrespective
of the number of delegates representing a
National Scout Organisation at the Forum.
ii. Decisions made by vote must be approved
by a majority of votes cast; abstentions
are not considered.
iii. Voting may be by voting cards if there is
no visibly clear majority. The Chairpersonmay call for a vote by roll-call of
delegations or by secret ballot.
5. Recommendations
i. The composition and function of the
Recommendations Committee are specied
in the Guidelines.
ii. Draft recommendations must be proposed
by one delegate and seconded by another
delegate from a different National Scout
Organisation.
iii. The Recommendations Committee may
x a closing time for receipt of such draft
recommendations.
iv. Proposed recommendations must
be available in writing, in the ofcial
languages of the Forum, sufciently in
advance of the nal session of the Forum
to permit participants to study them.vi. The Recommendations Committee shall
present the proposed recommendations to
the nal session of the Forum for approval.
The Chairperson or a member of the
Youth Forum Committee shall read each
recommendation in turn, invite discussion
and put any proposed amendments and
the nal recommendation to a vote.
vii. Delegates may propose amendments to a
recommendation. If these are submitted in
advance, they should be handed in writing
to the Youth Forum Recommendations
Committee. If they are presented during
the voting session, they should be handed
in writing to the Chairperson.
viii. When an amendment to a
recommendation is proposed by a delegate
and duly seconded, the amendment is
rst put to the Forum for a vote before
the original recommendation. If the
amendment is lost, the recommendation
is then put for a vote. If the amendment
is carried, then the recommendation is
amended accordingly before it is put to the
Forum.ix. The Chairperson may limit the number
of times and length of time delegates or
observers may take the oor.
6. Ofcial languages
i. As specied in the Guidelines, the ofcial
languages of the World Scout Youth Forum
are English and French.
ii. Other languages may be used to address
the Forum provided a competent
interpretation into English or French is
possible from within the resources of the
Forum.
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