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The United Nations are conducting their biggest survey in the history of the UN in order to gather the opinion of the world regarding the future goals, that will replace the current Millennium Developemt Goals (MDGs). Scouts are partnering with the...

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World Scouting has been engaging strongly with the processes for identifying the Post-2015 development goals by the United Nations. MY World, the global survey for citizens led by the United Nations and partners, continues to capture people's voices...

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This week is the Global Week of Action for “My World” – The United Nations Global Survey for a Better World. World Scouting has been actively participating in the global consultations and conversations around the processes to identify Post-2015...

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Group Leaders from Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen, one of the National Scout Associations in ‪‎Belgium‬, will gather on 27 April 2014 in ‪Ghent‬, Beligum, for ‪‎ ScoutingDNA‬, their next Group Leaders Congress. Discussing the direction in which their...

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L-iScout Association ta' Malta ( The Scout Association of Malta) ser torganniza l-ewwel National ‪Scout Youth Forum aktar tard dan ix-xahar għall-membri tagħha li għandhom bejn l-14 sa 26 sena. Fost il-preparamenti għal dan l-avveniment membri marru...

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Some time ago I had written on this subject. Back then I did so for Scout Magazine “Youth Forum” of the Scout Association of Mexico, AC. Now I would like to share with you this reflection using new words, as I don´t remember what I used on that...

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Some time ago I had written on this subject. Back then I did so for Scout Magazine “Youth Forum” of the Scout Association of Mexico, AC. Now I would like to share with you this reflection using new words, as I don´t remember what I used on that...

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Following a long-time partnership, this year the World Organization of the Scout Movement and Earth Hour joined forces to promote and advocate a more sustainable planet. Andy Ridley, the CEO and Co-Founder of Earth Hour, who is also a former Scout...

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Yesterday, April 11 with a day of enriched work in the discussion of "Best Practices" in the context of WOSM, the Central America Communications Network continues to work on the second day of the meeting being held in Iztarú School Camp located in...

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BRUSSELS - It was pomp and glamour as the Unguvu project, which is a joint flagship project of the Africa and European Scout Regions, was awarded as one of the three distinguished projects that have exhibited great impact among young people at an...

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Over 20 MoP Coordinators from 20 National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region are now in Cibubur Scout Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia for the 2nd APR MoP NSO Coordinators Gathering. The first gathering was in 2013, Philippines. Gerakan...

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At the end of this week it will be fifty days that I started my work in the Brussels Office of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). This is because my National Scout Organisation - Junák – svaz skautů a skautek...

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The first day of April 2014 turned out to be a day of mourning as World Scouting lost one of its great leaders. Dr Azrul Azwar, member of Regional Scout Committee (2009-2012; 2012-2015) and former Chief Commisioner/ Chairman of Gerakan Pramuka...

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Over the last weekend in March 2014, some fifty Scout and Guide Leaders from nine different National Scout Organisations of WOSM and Member Organisations of WAGGGS came together in Milan in northern Italy at the Spring meeting of the "Lisbon Group"...

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During March 22 - 24, near the city of Ibagué (Colombia), was held the 51st National Assembly of the Scouts of Colombia Association. All Scout Regions were present, as well as other guests, among them the World Scout Bureau – Interamerican Region...

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