WOSM has been invited to participate in the latest UN Violence Studies’ global survey. This survey was launched in the end of last year and at the conclusion of the survey, a report will be presented to the UN General Assembly later this year.

The United Nations launched their Study on Violence Against Children in 2006. At that time WOSM was involved in preparing the activity guides for children to understand and appreciate issues surrounding Violence Against Children, which was published as part of the study. World Scouting also contributed to the case studies featuring Scout projects from Egypt, Namibia and El Salvador. Further in the same year, WOSM participated in the writing and field-testing of the child friendly versions of the Study, which is since being widely used.

From 12th- 21st January 2012, Scouts from Ethiopia and Kenya joined by Korean Scouts, had the experience of a lifetime by taking part in the 2nd World Scout Parliamentary Union’s (WSPU) Youth Exchange Programme (YEP). This aim was to give the opportunity to Scouts from member countries of WSPU/WOSM to travel to a different country (often for the first time), meet Scouts from other countries and have the chance to share their culture and traditions including their Scout activities and experiences. The programme also included group discussions on youth participation in decision-making and debating on the role of young people in today’s society in the context of the challenges that they face everyday.

Scouts de tres distintos estados de Brasil viajaron grandes distancias para ayudar al equipo de respuesta de refugios en el armado de campamentos, ayudando a poner refugios de emergencia para gente de escasos recursos debido a las recientes inundaciones y deslaves en el este de Brasil. Por tercera vez en dos años, los scouts de Brasil estuvieron preparados para ayudar a la gente que se quedó sin casa y necesitan un refugio sin importar que tuvieran que viajar grandes distancias en la noche. Treinta scouts de Río de Janeiero, São Paulo y Minas Gerais se unieron a las fuerzas del equipo y a los voluntarios locales para ayudar a poner carpas en el área devastada de Japamapará y Além Paraíba. En dos días de sofocante calor, las carpas se convirtieron en la casa de 70 familias aproximadamente.

El 21 de Enero, Michael Bradshaw, presidente y los dos vicepresidentes Fernando Brodeschi y Kent Clayburn, y algunos miembors del Comité Scout Interamericano: Rafe Lucado, Gilberto Mendoza y Steve Kent visitaron la Oficina Regional para la primera reunión con el nuevo equipo de directores.

Oaxaca, México. 21 de noviembre – Un total de 4 mil scouts de diversas partes del país convivieron en Oaxaca el Encuentro de Expresión y Arte Scout (EEAS), con el objetivo de reposicionar el Movimiento Scout a través de diversos programas, tomando como impulso la energía de la juventud mexicana que año con año incrementa esta corriente a nivel mundial.