Nearly one billion people around the world go hungry on a daily basis. In UN Millenium Development Goal 1, the target is to reduce the cases of extreme hunger by half by 2015, but sadly this target will not be met. The United Nations Food and...

Scouting was at the centre of the National Day celebrations recently in Saudi Arabia when the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrated its 80th anniversary. The key celebration took place in Nejran Region and the Scouts were honoured by the presence of His...

Scouts around the world are committed to being part of the solution to climate change. On September 18, 1,500 Dutch Scouts got together at Maasdelta Sensation to celebrate 100 years of Scouting in the Netherlands During the event they helped to...

October 16-17, Scouts from all corners of the world joined together to participate in the annual JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree On The Air-Jamboree On The Internet). This was the 53rd iteration of the JOTA and the 14th for the JOTI. As a Scout event this is one...

Seoul, Korea, on the week of the 1-4th of November the World Scout Parliamentary Union (WSPU) held their 6th General Assembly. Scout parliamentarians from around the world joined together to discuss and debate the role of parliamentarians in...

The Brazilian city of Curitiba, the host of the forthcoming 39th World Scout Conference, won the Globe Sustainable City Award 2010. The city of Curitiba is awarded for excellent sustainable urban development. The City of Curitiba shows maturity in...

Lucie from Scouts and Guides of the Czech Republic protested against an extreme right rally held in Brno on 1 May. Many people from all walks of life, including #Scouts, came to the streets to express their support for the values of diversity, peace...

Six years after being actively involved in Scouting, 20-year-old Jerwin Gonzales is the leader of the Ticket to Life (TTL) – St John Bosco Scout Troop in Malate, Manila. A street child who did drugs and was thrown into jail for theft, and whose life...

As the year comes to a close and we take stock of the events that have occurred in the past year, we also take time during this festive season to remember those who have made the year 2010 a memorable one. At the World Scout Bureau, we also remember...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Dr. Laszlo Nagy, former Secretary General of WOSM, on Friday 18 December in Geneva. He played a vital role in reforming World Scouting and his memory will remain with us for a long time. Laszlo...