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![Scouts Grecia and Kazi speak with a reporter during COP26](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-11/img-20211103-wa0021.jpeg?h=4521fff0&itok=lo2AEEoo)
This week, Scouts are headed to the United Nations’ largest annual climate change conference, COP27, and we have a lot to tell the political and business leaders we’ll be meeting.
![Scouts in Switzerland works cleaning their local community in autumn](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-10/vo10262012_79_1.jpg?h=265e640d&itok=yxRUI9-T)
Scouting’s leadership from 31 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) and National Scout Associations (NSAs) representing 25 countries will convene this week for the first European Sustainability Forum to share knowledge and advance an common agenda for...
![Scouts in Libya joined together to take part in the Jamboree On The Internet (@Joma.Tarua.n.sasi)](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-10/ws_lby_jotajoti22_12.jpeg?h=56813256&itok=KYXPj5Ng)
Millions of young people connected from more than 150 countries across the globe this weekend, 14-16 October 2022, during World Scouting’s annual digital and radio jamboree. For many Scouts, JOTA-JOTI 2022 was particularly important as they reconnect...
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World Scouting announced today that it will launch its first non-fungible token (NFT) badge to commemorate the experience of being part of this year’s JOTA-JOTI, the largest Scouting event for young people taking place online and over the airwaves...
![German Scouts sit at their computers during JOTA-JOTI 2021](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-10/vcp_de_20211016_jotajoti_0002.jpeg?h=31e70958&itok=0KDBvvD9)
Here's all you need to navigate JOTA-JOTI this weekend! It's on now - join us for the BIGGEST Scout event of the year!
![Scouts gather around a computer during the Jamboree On The Internet JOTA-JOTI](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-10/wsb_20171021_75.jpeg?h=a32b3037&itok=2_QClb0K)
Ready for JOTA-JOTI? Here are three top tips to help you make the best of a weekend dedicated to building international friendships!
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More than 50,000 Scouts from over 150 countries are expected to take part in a new global consultation to support the development of a forward-looking roadmap for the world’s leading educational youth movement.
![Scouts in Sao Paolo of União dos Escoteiros do Brasil pose in front of a colourful gate while working on a project to help the environment and easing poverty](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-10/vl3ba14w.png?h=561c1739&itok=rf4o-IyW)
Earlier this year, World Scouting partnered with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to run an exciting contest called Project for the Planet. Let’s find out who the winners are!
![A Portuguese Scout wearing her scarf poses with a smile in font of her laptop while watching the JOTA-JOTI Live Show](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-10/portugal_1_escutismo_lamego_escutismolamego.jpeg?h=58c4cd28&itok=PjOWSMqT)
The Jamboree On The Air - Jamboree On The Internet, known as JOTA-JOTI, is the world’s largest Scout event! Are you ready for it?! Here's a checklist to set up your participation space, whether participating from home or with a group.
![Scout Nadine Shili poses in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York City](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-09/screenshot_2022-09-26_at_5.37.25_pm.png?h=8dc8b9dc&itok=eOOSx2ik)
Representing the voices of 57 million Scouts, I advocated for the right to Quality Education for all during the Transforming Education Summit at the United Nations.
![Three Scouts who are Youth Representatives to the World Organization of the Scout Movement pose together at the United Nations' Transforming Education Summit in New York City](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-09/screenshot_2022-09-21_at_8.58.38_pm.png?h=e28d5f98&itok=f7sDAVJU)
On behalf of 57 million Scouts worldwide, World Scouting attended the Transforming Education Summit to advocate for practical, youth-led, and skills-based learning opportunities, which we've provided to Scouts for over 100 years as an essential...
![Scouts in Serbia type on laptops on a table during JOTA-JOTI](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_small/public/2022-09/scouts_josif_pancic_20211016_jotajoti_0001.jpeg?h=08b866d1&itok=upgnz_tU)
Screens, screens! Our daily lives are surrounded by the virtual world. Whether it’s for work, school, entertainment, socialising and even working out, we often find ourselves glued to our devices. Do you ever feel like you need a break? Here are 5...
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