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Scouts have now contributed an astonishing 2 billion hours of community service through the Messengers of Peace Initiative to improve the sustainability of our planet by promoting peace, acting as environmental leaders, and championing equality...

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The Big Six Youth Organisations are calling on governments, intergovernmental institutions and policymakers to develop youth-centred COVID-19 recovery efforts to alleviate the pandemic’s long-term socio-economic consequences on today’s youth. In...

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T he Scout Association of Slovenia received a national award for outstanding achievements in the youth secto r. The award was announced at the Youth Sector National Conference organized by the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Youth in...

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In a challenging year for us all, millions of Scouts showed their resilience and determination to create a better world. Here are seven examples of Scouts around the world who left us absolutely inspired in 2020! 1. Lebanese Scouts among first...

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December 10, 2020 News Advisory/// One hundred under 35 conservationists will be the recipients of the first ever Top 100 Youth Conservation Leaders Award in 2021. The award is a collaboration between Africa Alliance of the YMCA, World Scouts...

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World’s largest youth organizations and the World Health Organization launch global mobilization to respond to disruptive impacts of COVID-19 on young people. Funding for community programmes, engaging youth in solutions to address COVID-19, and...

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Fifteen-year-old scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao, who went through the Boy Scouts of America’s STEM Scouts programme as a young girl, has been honoured as TIME’s first-ever Kid of the Year in 2020. Gitanjali was selected as one of five Kid of...

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“As we mark International Volunteer Day, we thank all volunteers, Scouts and non-Scouts, young people and adults alike, for their actions and showcase the impact of volunteering particularly during the COVID-19 public health crisis. IVD is an...

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UNICEF backed initiative BetterTogether Africa set to reach 1 million youth across the continent KHARTOUM, 23 November 2020: Recognising that Covid-19 and the resulting global economic crisis have brought unprecedented challenges to youth across...

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Wouldn't it be great if the whole world came together just one day to help and give back to others? Thats exactly what #GivingTuesday is all about. It’s a day when everyone comes together to give back in all forms and acts of kindness like gifting...

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Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) organized its 27 th National Hike for Rover Scouts and Scout Leaders from all over Pakistan last 8-14 August 2020. Around 105 Rover Scouts hiked in the northern part of Pakistan with luscious greeneries and...

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The ceremony of signing the cooperation agreement between the Arab Scout Organization - Arab Scout Region, Misr El Kheir Foundation and Ajyal Misr Foundation, was held yesterday. The ceremony was honored by the presence of Sheikh Dr. Ali Jomaa...

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Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, over a million young people from all over the world connected online and over the airwaves during the annual Jamboree-on-the-Air and Jamboree-on-the-Internet (JOTA-JOTI) this past weekend. Over the course of...

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17 October 2020: The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), Africa Region with support from UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office and in partnership with Cartedo are are pleased to announce the launch of the Plastic Tide...

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16 October 2020, World Food Day: On 16 October every year the world marks the World Food Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness on the issues behind poverty and food security such as; hunger, obesity, environmental degradation, loss of agro...

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