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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

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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

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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

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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

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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



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



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


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


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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