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Nhattan Nguyen from Canada, a young representative of World Scouting and a Messengers of Peace young ambassador, has been elected with the backing of WOSM as a Coordinator of Children and Youth for the United Nations Environment Programme’s Major...

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Scott Teare is the new Secretary General of World Scouting, taking over from Luc Panissod in the New Year. Scott has been serving World Scouting for several decades although in different capacities before taking up this top job. Scott was awarded the...

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WOSM's new Secretary General - An interview! How do you feel having been selected as the new Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement? Wow! What an honor. Absolutely thrilled and honored. Can you tell us about what inspired...

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NAIROBI - In its quest to strengthen the capacities of National Scout Organizations (NSOs), four executives from Malawi, Botswana, Ghana and Burkina Faso arrived in Nairobi for the month long training, from 16th June to 13th July 2013 taking place at...

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Bangladesh Scouts and the CJK – which stands for Scouts of China, Japan, Korea – jointly agreed to launch a new six-year project based in Bangladesh from 2014 to 2019. A pre-inspection team of CJK Rover Scouts visited the project sites in Kalapara...

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Three Scouts from New Zealand got to play good roles in Bear Grylls’ latest in-flight safety preparedness video with Air New Zealand. Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls is a famous outdoor adventurer, known for his television series Man vs. Wild. In 2009...

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Under the Motto "Networking for development", the Arab Scout Regional Office launched a training workshop for Messengers of Peace Network Coordinators at the national level. The event is being held from 9 to 13 Feb. 2013 in Cairo International Scout...

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The least you can call it is fabulous and marvelous, this is how to describe the opening ceremony of the 29th Arab scout jamboree and the 13th international gathering for cultural exchange hosted at Mubarak city for education in the presence of Dr...

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Español: Acuerdos CSI Colombia 2013 42.15 kB English: Agreements ISC Colombia 2013 42.38 kB

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The beautiful and well preserved School Camp San Jorge Muxbal, of the Scouts Association of Guatemala, was the place of the XX Scout Summit of Chairman and Chief Commissioners of Central America Subregion, between June 21 to June 23, 2013. In this...

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On May 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2013 was held the Regional Senior Sections Seminar (the senior sections includes the venturers and rover community units, or the equivalent in each NSO for ages between 15 to 21 years). The Scout School Camp "Mezitla"...

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The Second National Youth Forum of Guatemala organized by the Coordinating Committee of the Youth Network (YN), the event fulfilled all its expectations. Was held on May 11 and 12 at San Jorge Muxbal (Guatemala), with 39 participants young scouts...

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In the city of Recife, Pernambuco, was held on 26, 27 and 28 of April, the XIX Congresso Escoteiro Nacional (National Assembly), attended by over 300 representatives from all regions of the country. The timing was propitious to review the...

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On April 18 was held at the Convention Center of the City of Knowledge "Forum: Consultation on the Draft Law on Volunteerism in Panama" initiative supported by a broad and diverse coalition of organizations in Panama. During the forum, a panel of...

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