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The Second International Conference on Youth Volunteering and Dialogue ended on a positive note on Wednesday, inspiring young people to work together to promote volunteering and dialogue as they return to their countries, equipped with new knowledge...

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“Leaders need to stick by their people… The best team I’ve ever been on were made of people who genuinely cared for each other and would always help each other out no matter the situation,” said US Mayor Rick Gray. Rick joined Scouting as a Cub 65...

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A seven-member Scout delegation is currently representing the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) at the 2nd International Conference on Youth Volunteering and Dialogue in Paris, France. Focusing on preventing violent extremism and...

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The aftermath of the earthquake in central Mexico yesterday reveals a grim scene. More than 200 have perished, including 21 children and four adults who died when a private school collapsed. Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto have declared three...

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Every year on 21 September, the world commemorates the International Day of Peace. Scouts around the world join this celebration with joy, by taking meaningful actions. The first #Peaceday celebration began in 1982. It was established as a day of...

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World Scouting is saddened by the news of death and destruction in central Mexico, which was violently shaken by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake yesterday. So far, it has claimed over 200 lives and destroyed countless buildings and infrastructure. For the...

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There is something about superhero movies that gets us excited about safety. Like for example, the movie Man of Steel. In the film, pre-Superman Clark Kent is working as a commercial fisherman (a hazardous job if you’re not a man of steel). He risked...

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On 8 September, Mexico was struck by an 8.1-magnitude earthquake, the strongest to hit the country in a century. The temblor shook the southern coast of Mexico, particularly the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, which are closest to the earthquake's...

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On hearing that the British Royal Navy’s HMS Ocean was stopping in Gibraltar to prepare for its humanitarian aid mission to the Caribbean, the 1st/4th Gibraltar Scout Group wasted no time and immediately initiated a clothes donation campaign. Their...

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Every three years, at the World Scout Youth Forum, a team of six young people are elected. On paper, their main role is to serve as Youth Advisors to the World Scout Committee (WSC). However, in reality, their responsibilities are far more varied and...

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On behalf of the Chairperson of the World Scout Committee and myself, I am pleased to welcome you to the 41st Conference of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement. I thank the Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan for their invaluable work, and...

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The 41st World Scout Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, will go down in World Scouting history as its largest yet with representation from at least 160 National Scout Organizations, which accounts for 90% of the Member Organizations of the World...

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Leadership from 167 National Scout Organizations representing over 40 million Scouts will convene on Monday for the World Scouting’s ‘general assembly’, the World Scout Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Conference will take place from 14-18 August...

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Congratulations to our new Youth Advisors – Diana Carrillo Tiburcio (Mexico), Mori Chi-kin Cheng (Hong Kong), Julius Kramer (Sweden), Edgar Marumbu (Kenya), Martin Meier (Liechtenstein) and Amal Ridene (Tunisia)! These six outstanding young people...

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Durante 3 días (21 al 23 de julio de 2017) el Centro de Apoyo Interamérica albergó a 19 participantes del continente para el Taller de Gestión de Adultos en el Movimiento Scout, Orientaciones para la implementación. Su tuvo la compañía de asesores...

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