News and Stories
Regional Chairman Paul Parkinson is visiting the APR Support Centre this week to meet the APR executives and know more about regional operations. "My goal is to advance this region which has the great potential, to meet the WOSM membership goal. I...
The holiday season is here. Download the cards, which are available in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic, and send your best wishes to your family and friends. Happy holidays!
We are hiring an External Relations Manager who will be entrusted mainly with the task of managing relationships with WOSM’s key stakeholders. They include UN agencies and global organisations delivering non-formal education for young people...
Fabien Baudelet of French Scouts et Guides de France has been a Scout at a very young age. He is passionate about Scouting, especially in areas related to protecting the environment and finding solutions to climate change. He initiated and...
The Parliamentary Scout Union of Sweden and The Guides and Scouts of Sweden are hosting the 8th General Assembly of the World Scout Parliamentary Union in Stockholm, Sweden, at the end of next summer, from 31 August to 2 September 2016. The World...
After 30 years in the role as Scouts New Zealand International Commissioner George Fairbairn has retired. Over this time George has represented New Zealand Scouting on the world stage attending numerous Asia-Pacific Region and world conferences as...
To all Jewish Scouts, may the light of Hanukkah fill your heart and home with warmth and joy.
Scott Teare, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), announced on behalf of the 40 million Scouts worldwide that the Movement will intensify its efforts in making the world a better place during the COP21 event on 9...
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the Silver Elephant Award, the highest national award of Scouting and Guiding in the country, to WOSM Secretary General, Scott Teare at an awards ceremony yesterday. Find out more on bit.ly...
Organisation calls for stronger involvement of young people in combating environmental issues and climate change. 9 December 2015, Paris, France: Today, Scott Teare, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), announced...
The Conference of Parties (COP), an annual conference of all countries that want to take action and address climate change, continues this week in Paris with further meetings and discussions. The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) has...
(WSBERO/Chios) - “The scale of the refugee tragedy is incredible. Hundreds if not thousands of people – a third of them children - arrive daily on this small but beautiful Greek island having fled atrocities of war hoping for a better future...
At the concluding series of disaster and risk reduction training, since it started in 2014 by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP), 30 Scouts and 29 Scout leaders from different provinces in southern Philippines (Mindanao), are learning skills in...
In an interview held in conjunction with the 30th International Volunteer Day, WOSM Secretary General, Scott Teare shares about the volunteer who inspired him, his experience as a volunteer and volunteering in Scouting. 1. You joined the Scout...
Today, on International Volunteer Day, six volunteers share about their passion to serve and to nurture the growth of young people through Scouting. Maina Kiranga, Kenya 1. How long have you been volunteering? I started my Scouting journey at Fahari...