On 23 November 2016, a select group of Scouts, Scout leaders and teams from around the world received the coveted Messengers of Peace Hero Award, an accolade bestowed by the government of Saudi Arabia on behalf of His Majesty King Salman bin...

Nepal Scouts Ticket To Life (TTL) project organized its Local Coordinators’ Workshop in Kakani International Scout Centre on 15-16 November 2016, orienting them on the important issues of the project towards achieving the goal. Chief Commissioner...

Greetings from COP22 - WOSM Youth Delegates Saleh, Quintin and Samuel. The second week of COP22 went so fast! We worked hard to promote Scouts' view on environmental issues, met a lot of people, had new experiences and also some fun. While Quintin...

Regional Director J. Rizal C. Pangilinan meets with the President of the Republic of Fiji His Excellency Jioji Konrote, who is also the Chief Scout of Fiji Scouts Association. A regional team is in South Pacific visiting Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon...

The large hall of the Podgorica Culture and Art Centre was not big enough for the hundreds of Scouts and other guests who had travelled from all over the country and beyond to Montenegro’s capital city earlier this month to celebrate the first sixty...

PREPARED: FOR A CHANGING WORLD The 2nd World Scout Education Congress (WSEC) will take place at Kandersteg International Scout Centre, Switzerland, from 11-15 May 2017. This second edition of the event will focus on the core business of Scouting. It...

It is our absolute pleasure to announce the appointment of our Mr Ahmad Alhendawi as the next Secretary General of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Mr Ahmad Alhendawi will start in March of 2017 after completing his term as the...

In the framework of their annual project the Ventures of the Lyon Croix-Rousse Scout & Guide Group of the Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France (EEdF) decided to pass their autumn camp at the Tirol International Scout & Guide Centre near Innsbruck in...

On a recent visit to the lakeside town of Kisumu, the staff of the World Scout Bureau Africa Support Centre took time off work to share happiness with orphans and vulnerable children at Mama Ngina Children’s Home. Led by the Regional Director, the...

Guy-Omer Bansadja Banafai left the World Scout Bureau on 11 November 2016 to take up a new job with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Guy joined the WSB Africa in May 2007 as an Administration and Finance Manager. He rose to the...