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![Romania Scouts collecting waste](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-12/ecological_actions_before_the_pandemic.jpg?h=96a96008&itok=3H7BA8md)
As a passionate advocate for nature and the outdoors, Bianca Iloaia, a Scout from Romania, is leading efforts to raise awareness on climate change and sustainability within her Scout group and local communities.
![Interamerican Scouts gather on stage with flags from their respective countries](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/foto2.jpeg?h=a141e9ea&itok=DVJ8LzYE)
More than 180 leaders from 32 countries of the Americas meet in Paraguay for the 28th Interamerican Scout Conference, in which decisions will be made for the future of young Scouts throughout the Region.
![Scouts from Antigua & Barbuda taking part in fun activities](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/antigua_barbuda.jpeg?h=8abcec71&itok=V2vpWoxc)
World Scouting on 24 November welcomed the Antigua and Barbuda Scout Association (ABSA) as the 173rd Member Organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
![MoP Heroes 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/mop_heroes_awardees_2022_banner_0.png?h=4a0aa9c1&itok=sP7Y_Gsl)
Today, World Scouting is proud to honour 12 incredible young people with this year’s Messengers of Peace Heroes Award for their outstanding service and contributions towards building peace and promoting sustainable development in their communities.
![scouts helping in rescue operation in rubble](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/pramuka_peduli_-4_0.jpeg?h=5cbc94eb&itok=19H_MTRS)
After the 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Cianjur District of the West Java Province of Indonesia on Monday afternoon, 21 November 2022, Scouts around the devastated areas grabbed their Scout neckerchief, vest and gears, then proceeded to help people in...
![Scouts in Cameroon turning waste into new products](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/screenshot_2022-11-22_at_11.17.59_am_0.png?h=6a973fdf&itok=y48M4fh1)
After the Tide Turners Plastic Challenge was launched in Cameroon in March 2021, some 30,000 Scouts, Scout Leaders, beneficiaries, and members of the public eagerly attended training to learn more about how the global youth initiative could address...
![Marci created the “Friendship Book”, a child-friendly activity book that the National Scout Organization (NSO) in Hungary has published and distributed to over 100 Ukrainian young people for the booklet’s reflective and peacebuilding nature.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/307872364_1226056311572408_7027003424819811519_n.jpg?h=4521fff0&itok=4lELgO0M)
Marci Hajdu, 26-years old, is a Scout leader in Hungary, who was among the first responders at a railway station, assisting newly arrived refugee families from Ukraine. Marci holds a degree in psychology and has been actively involved in the UAct...
![European Communications Forum](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/dsc03430.jpg?h=a107cbc1&itok=grEoo3DY)
From brainstorming the shape of the European Network of Communication to support volunteers and staff of NSOs and NSAs in the field of communications to opening spaces for sharing practices on merchandise, Scout magazines and communication channels
![Scouts on stage after a successful events about Scouts for SDGs at the SDG Hub at COP27 in Egypt](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/screenshot_2022-11-12_at_10.21.12_pm.png?h=539b3a8b&itok=Nmp7OljX)
Scouts joined thousands of civil society organisations at COP27 to call on world leaders, climate negotiators, and business leaders to take urgent action on climate change.
![European Sustainability Forum](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/img_4333.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=i5UoVogY)
The first European Sustainability Forum concluded on Sunday, 23 October with the creation of a new European network of representatives from National Scout Organizations (NSOs), National Scout Associations (NSAs) and other partners to strengthen...
![WOSM Secretary General Ahmad Alhendawi visits Poland, where Scouts & Guides are welcoming and helping refugees arriving from Ukraine.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/konrad_kmiec_zhp_pl_27032022_32.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=yFz-yCaI)
Over the last six months, Scouts in Europe have provided humanitarian assistance to more than 800,000 Ukrainian refugees, of which 270,000 are children and adolescents, according to a report recently published by UNICEF and the Scout Movement.
![Scouts in Mexico pose in front of their clean up efforts](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/img_0508_0.jpg?h=658161e4&itok=6HP4mf-l)
Greater Mexico City, a megalopolis with over 22 million residents, produces almost 13,000 tonnes of garbage every day. Despite a ban on single-use plastics in 2020, implementation was slowed by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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