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[[World Scout Conference]] and the [[World Scout Committee]]. The Bureau, Conference, and Committee are the three primary components of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM). | [[World Scout Conference]] and the [[World Scout Committee]]. The Bureau, Conference, and Committee are the three primary components of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM). | ||
The World Scout Bureau office is in | The World Scout Bureau office is in Geneva, Switzerland, with regional offices in six areas around the world: | ||
* [[WOSM-Africa Region|Africa Region]] in | * [[WOSM-Africa Region|Africa Region]] in Nairobi, Kenya | ||
* [[WOSM-Arab Region|Arab Region]] in | * [[WOSM-Arab Region|Arab Region]] in Cairo, Egypt | ||
* [[WOSM-Asia-Pacific Region|Asia-Pacific Region]] in | * [[WOSM-Asia-Pacific Region|Asia-Pacific Region]] in Manila, Philippines | ||
* [[WOSM-European Region|European Region]] in Geneva, Switzerland | * [[WOSM-European Region|European Region]] in Geneva, Switzerland | ||
* [[WOSM-Interamerican Region|Interamerican Region]] in | * [[WOSM-Interamerican Region|Interamerican Region]] in Santiago de Chile, Chile | ||
* [[WOSM-Eurasian Region|Eurasian Region]] in [[Yalta]]-[[Gurzuf]], | * [[WOSM-Eurasian Region|Eurasian Region]] in [[Yalta]]-[[Gurzuf]], Ukraine. | ||
The World Scout Bureau is administered by the secretary general, who is supported by a small staff of technical resource personnel. The Bureau helps associations improve and broaden their [[Scouting]] by training professionals and volunteers, establishing sound financial policies and money-raising techniques, improving community facilities and procedures, and assisting in marshaling the national resources of each country behind Scouting. The staff also helps arrange global events such as [[World Scout Jamboree]]s, encourages regional events, and acts as a liaison between the Scouting movement and other international organizations. A major effort in the emerging nations is the extension of the universal Good Turn into an organizationwide effort for community development. | The World Scout Bureau is administered by the secretary general, who is supported by a small staff of technical resource personnel. The Bureau helps associations improve and broaden their [[Scouting]] by training professionals and volunteers, establishing sound financial policies and money-raising techniques, improving community facilities and procedures, and assisting in marshaling the national resources of each country behind Scouting. The staff also helps arrange global events such as [[World Scout Jamboree]]s, encourages regional events, and acts as a liaison between the Scouting movement and other international organizations. A major effort in the emerging nations is the extension of the universal Good Turn into an organizationwide effort for community development. |