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Dr Gustavo J. Vollmer Herrera was the co-founder and former chairman of the World Scout Foundation. A prominent member the Vollmer business clan in Venezuela, he had a deep interest in the field of education and promoted numerous social development...

Hosted by Savez izviđača Srbije, the programme of The Academy, co-organised by the European Scout Region of WOSM and the Europe Region WAGGGS, started in Belgrade (Serbia) this morning. More than 150 participating Scouts and Guides from all over...

UGANDA - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off the National Organising Committee for the Uganda Scouts Centenary Jamboree 2015 that is expected to take place at Kaazi National Scout Site from October 18 - 28. The event is expected to...

WOSM participated in the first Global Forum on Youth Policies (GFYP) that was co‐convened by the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Youth, UNDP, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. The event took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 28 to...

The MoP project aimed at the organizational development and integration of disadvantaged youth came to its end. Orphanages and day care centres in Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Dilijan, Gavar and Byureghavan were included in the project. The scouts who...

Being responsible and conscious citizens, HASK scouts actively participate in Yerevan public life and make their contribution to the city events. The Town Hall of Yerevan, highly appreciating the scouts’ participation, invited and granted them thank...

More than a month after launching the Scout Photo Community and the Scout Photo Missions Contest in partnership with PicHit.me, WOSM has received over 2,000 photos from Scouts from at least 80 countries across all six Scout regions – Africa, Arab...

Elections of a new National Board and a vote on a series of proposed amendments were the highlights at the 16th General Assembly of Slovenský skauting (SLSK) held in the Slovak capital Bratislava on the weekend 17-19 October 2014. More than 150...

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WOSM’s Secretary General, Scott Teare, and Member of the World Scout Committee, Mari Nakano, met with UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, at his office in New York on 21 October 2014. During the 20-minute meeting, Scott extended an invitation to Ban...

We have an exciting announcement for you - did you know that Youth Wall (scout.org and Facebook) is in the hands of the six Youth Advisors who have been elected to the Forum of the World Scout Youth in Slovenia in August? This means that we will be...

Scouts, Scout leaders as well as National Scout Organizations from different parts of the world were awarded with the Messengers of Peace Hero Award 2014 during the recent Saudi National Day celebration in Ha’il, Saudi Arabia. The Award, conceived in...