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On the past october 22 th , José Adolfo López Sampsom Félix resigned as Chief Scout of Mexico so to suit his interests, that day the National Board appointed Ana Lorena Gudiño Valdez as the new Chief Scout of Mexico, she is the first woman in the...
At the Regional Scout Committee (RSC) meeting in Singapore on 27th to 28th February 2010, Chairman Jejomar Binay reported to the committee his attendance at the World Scout Committee meeting in September last year following the suggested practise for...
The Brazilian city of Curitiba, the host of the forthcoming 39th World Scout Conference, won the Globe Sustainable City Award 2010. The city of Curitiba is awarded for excellent sustainable urban development. The City of Curitiba shows maturity in...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is happy to announce that Belarusian Republican Scout Association (BRSA has become the 161st Member Organization with effect from 5 September 2010. Scouting in Belarus was first seen in 1909 when the first...
Preparation for the 39th World Scout Conference and the 11th World Scout Youth Forum (WSYF) are well underway. The Conference will be held from the 10th to the 14th of January 2011 at the Estação Embratel Convention Center in Curitiba, Brazil. The...
As requested by Conference Resolution 10/08, a brief Mid-term Report on the implementation of the "WSC/WSB Triennial Plan for 2008-2011" has been sent to all NSOs via the month of May's ScoutPack. This report was accompanied by a personal message...
Scouting in the UK is experiencing its biggest growth surge since 1972. Census results released on the 19-04-2010 show that in 2010 there were 16’568 new youth and adult members in the UK since January 2009. This is a 3.35% rise in membership since...
MANZINI - From 21 – 22 May 2010, the Swaziland Scout Association hosted a workshop on HIV and child abuse. Participants were drawn from the Southern Zone of the Africa Scout Region. Delegates started by seeking a common understanding to the question...
30 participants from 19 countries arrived in Kandersteg International Scout Centre for the second SCENES (Scout Centres for Excellence in Nature and the Environment) seminar. Participants arrived from Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech...
The Executive Directors' Team of the World Scout Bureau (WSB) comprises the Secretary General Luc Panissod and the 8 Executive Directors in the various WSB Offices around the world, including the six Regional Directors. The Team meets every six...
World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is happy to announce the launch of its latest publication, Guidelines on Spiritual and Religious Development. These guidelines have been prepared to support Scout Associations in the development of the...
Following an open process carried out in collaboration and agreement with the Interamerica Regional Scout Committee, Luc Panissod, Secretary General of World Scouting appointed Mr Raul Sanchez Vaca, from Mexico as the new Regional Director of the...
Geneva, 10 March 2010 -- On the 8th of March, the security service of the United Kingdom submitted to the National Archives three bundles of declassified documents covering a period extending from 1937 to 1944. The World Scout Bureau acquired these...
Curitiba 5th February – Yesterday the World Scouting delegation continued their visit, in preparation of the upcoming World Scout Conference, by the evaluation of the conference center and all the lodging options. The afternoon allowed for some...
Curitiba, February 4, 2010 – A delegation of the World Scout Committee and the World Scout Bureau arrived in Curitiba, Brazil on February 1st to meet the 39th World Scout Conference organizing Committee. John Neysmith, Member of the World Scout...