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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...
September is the month to celebrate peace and each year the International Day of Peace (Peace Day) is observed around the world on 21 September. According to the United Nations, Peace Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to...
The European Scout Region would like to remind you of three deadlines for major events in the European Region this autumn: The Academy 2016 Larnaka (CY), 1-6 November 2016 -Further information: Event announcement - Event website - Event registration...
The same as “proficiency” validates a high level of English language knowledge, to find that a person has been a Scout in a personal CV guarantees that the person has essential skills to deal with the current job market. These are the ten strengths...
Managing risk is essential in any organization like Scouting. To highlight this, an APR Forum on Risk Management is currently held at the International Youth Centre in Kuala Lumpur, gathering 39 Scout Leaders from seven countries – Brunei Darussalam...
Asia-Pacific Region’s Financial Resources Sub Committee members met for two days in Singapore to review their achievements and discuss their targets for the 26 remaining months of their term. Sub-Committee Chairman David Jones presided over the...
Following Mary Waweru’s promotion to the position of Directors of Operations with the World Scout Bureau Africa Support Centre, we are glad to report that the recruitment of her replacement in the position of Development & Partnerships Support...
As our colleague Mercyline Busolo will proceed on maternity leave in October 2016, we have hired the services of Beryl A. Okuku, to temporarily relieve her until she resumes work in February 2017. Beryl has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Finance...
Back to back Sub-Committee meetings of APR Adult Support Sub-Committee in Macau and APR Financial Resources Sub-Committee in Singapore. Both Sub-Committees reviewed their triennial objectives and trained on the web-based monitoring tool...
Revisiting the Scout Method is a way to encourage National Scout Organizations re-emphasise in their activities and projects the implementation of the World Youth Programme Policy, taking into consideration the outcomes of the 1st World Scout...
Delivered by Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth I am pleased to send warm greetings to brother and sister Scouts gathered today at Roverway 2016 in France. Congratulations to the 5,000 young people taking part, and thank you to...
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 2nd day of the Jamboree began with a panel discussion about peace that was held at the Mayor’s Place opposite the John Paul II Place. The cornerstone of prolific Scouting is based on a foundation of excellent peace around the world. Scouting is a...
Yamoussoukro, August 2, 2016: The 7th Africa Scout Jamboree opened with a colourful ceremony held at the John Paul II Place in the heart of Yamoussuokro. Over 1,000 Scouts drawn from 17 countries gathered to share in this occasion that set 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...