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Did you know that we are over 40 million Scouts today? If we took one another by the hand, we could circle the globe! Messengers of Peace is a global programme that invites Scouts worldwide to action, to support their communities and other people. A...
Scouting is a global youth movement whose purpose is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members...
Scouts around the world, let's "Go Wild for Life" this 5 June 2016! In commemorating the World Environment Day (WED) this year -- the United Nations' campaign to raise awareness globally and encourage actions to help safeguard and support...
Sherman Sheng Hsiao Ming from Scouts of China (Taiwan) was part of the World Scout Bureau Global Support Centre, Kuala Lumpur from July 2015 until April 2016. During this time, he supported the Communications team and the Office of Secretary General...
The Asia-Pacific Support Centre, in collaboration with the Scout Association of Macau, is organizing the APR Workshop on Adults in Scouting Performance Efficiency from 3-6 September in Macau. This workshop aims to provide avenue for key leaders to...
Scout leaders from 13 countries underwent training on Global Support Assessment Tool (GSAT) to support National Scout Organizations in raising NGO best practices and WOSM policies and standards. The training was held from 21-23 May 2016 in Brunei...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is hosting an exhibition at the ongoing 2nd United Nations Environmental Assembly that is taking place at the United nations Office at Nairobi. The exhibition titled, “youth-led environmental conservation...
The Scouts Association of Malaysia, Terengganu State, invites Scouts and Leaders to catch the fun and the experience of being part of the 5th ASEAN Jamboree.
On 25 April last year, Nepal was devastated by 7.9-magnitude earthquake. It was the second massive quake to hit the country since the 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake, which registered 8.1 on the Richter scale. More than 8,000 perished and no less than 21...
More than 330,000 people or 100,000 families have been affected by severe floods and landslides caused by continuous heavy rain in Sri Lanka since Monday, 16 May. According to official reports, the death toll has risen to more than 58. Another 36...
In less than a month from now, some 270 representatives of National Scout Organisations (NSOs) and National Scout Assocations (NSAs) of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) will come together for the 22nd...
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Honorable Sutham Phanthusak, former International Commissioner of the National Scout Organization of Thailand (NSOT). Mr Sutham Phanthusak passed away Wednesday morning of 18th May 2016. He was 69 years old...
The recent 3rd Europe-Eurasia Leadership Training and Partnership Meeting held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 13 to 16 May 2016, was the more then fitting background for a small ceremony during which Irina Pruidze and Andrea Demarmels, Chairpersons of the...
In coincidence with the Europe-Eurasia Leadership Training & Partnership Meeting and with the Eurasia Scout Committee meeting on the 15th of May 2016 in Tbilisi (Georgia) the European and the Eurasian Scout Regions signed an important partnership...
The Organizing Committee of the third Regional Youth Forum met in Tbilisi, Georgia on 13th of May, just before the Regional Scout Committee meeting. The agenda of the meeting included: -mainstreaming the theme “Intergenerational Dialogue” through all...