News and Stories
The APR Management Sub-Committee Meeting met on 13th October at Yellow Ribbon Hotel, in Bangkok, Thailand. Sub-Committee Chairman Dr. Somboon Bunyasiri of Thailand chaired the meeting with Vice-Chairmen Neville Tomkins and Justine Kim from Australia...
Scouts will be at the UN General Assembly between 16 and 26 September. The team of young people from across the world will be representing World Scouting at meetings in and around the UN Headquarters. Topics will range across sustainable development...
We join World Scouting and the family of the late Atty. FRANCISCO S. ROMAN in paying our final salute to a great Scouter and outstanding civil leader. Fondly called by friends as Frankie, his rise to World Scouting was phenomenal, with the strong...
The UNE-TL workshop for designing the National Strategic Plan started on Monday, 29th of August, with the opening ceremony held at the Peony Hotel in Dili. Amongst the 45 participants are the key Scout Leaders from UNE-TL, young Scouts and group...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) welcomes Myanmar Scout, the National Scout Organization of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. WOSM currently has a total of 164 National Scout Organizations in more than 220 countries and...
Linda Rainbow from Vancouver, Canada, joined the World Scout Bureau (WSB) Global Support Centre, Kuala Lumpur, as the Intern for Governance and Institutional Support in February 2016. During her time in Kuala Lumpur, Linda contributed heavily to the...
The World Scout Bureau (WSB) Global Support Centre, Kuala Lumpur welcomes Sebastian Tay who commenced work as the Finance Manager on 2 August 2016. Sebastian holds a degree in Accounting from the University of Otago, New Zealand and brings with him...
Cambodia Scouts, aiming for safe and responsible Scouting, is having their National Risk Management Workshop in Phnom Penh from 18 to 22 July 2016. With 45 participants from 25 provinces and local councils, most of them are Scout Leaders who are...
Aspiring to become a full-fledged member of WOSM, Myanmar Scouts is holding its Workshop on Membership Registration System from 11 - 14 July 2016 at the capital city of Yangon, with 31 participants from different districts.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya Concept of the Position The Accountant on Temporary Employment is to provide support to the Director of Administration & Finance by maintaining financial records and preparing periodic financial / accounting reports...
We are pleased to introduce Shahrul Bariyah binti Hashim, the newest member of the World Scout Bureau Global Support Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Shahrul commenced work with the Finance and Administration global team as Accounting Manager on 1 April 2016...
WOSM is recognised with a Consultative Status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), making us an Observer organization and allowing us to participate in key global events such as international conferences, UN consultations and...
World Scouting is happy to announce that the GSAT (Global Support Assessment Tool) Self-Assessment guidelines for NSOs are now available. GSAT is a Quality Standard owned by WOSM that assesses the compliance of an NSO towards international best...
Good Morning! It is an honour for me to be here with you today and share a few thoughts about Scouting and the impact it has on young people and the communities where they live. Let me begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to the Guides and Scouts...
Skautský svět (The Scout World) features the World Scout Committee Chairperson, João Armando Gonçalves in its February-March 2016 issue. The bi-monthly magazine by Junák – Czech Scouting covers João Armando’s visit to Prague, Czech Republic last year...