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Young people have always been a powerful force for innovation, collaboration, and progress, and your efforts continue to create meaningful impacts within your communities.
As we prepare to join the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), World Scouting reaffirms its strategic commitment to advancing gender equality and ending gender-based violence through education and grassroots action.
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As Secretary General, you will drive meaningful change and elevate the impact of our global movement dedicated to empowering young people.
Millions in Uganda lack access to clean water, leading to health risks and lost opportunities. Through the Uganda Scouts for Clean Water project, Scouts have built boreholes and protected wells, benefiting over 6,200 people and advancing Sustainable...
In Malawi, where 29% of girls become mothers before 18, teenage pregnancy often forces them out of school. Through the "Education for a Brighter Future" project, Scouting is breaking this cycle, helping teen mothers re-enrol in school, gain economic...
World Scouting welcomes the news of the Gaza ceasefire as a crucial step toward ending violence and alleviating the suffering experienced by countless families and communities.
Gender-based violence is one of the world’s most pervasive human rights violations, with at least one in three women and girls experiencing it in their lifetimes - a statistic likely underestimated due to underreporting.
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World Health Summit
From 10 to 12 October, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Youth Council met in Berlin, on the sidelines of the World Health Summit.
More than 6,000 Scouts around the globe grabbed their boots and water bottles and braved the outdoors to take part in Hike the Planet, a new activity launched for JOTA-JOTI 2024 that strengthens young people’s commitment to environmental action...
World Scouting hosted this year’s annual Compact meeting for young people in humanitarian action from 21 to 23 October in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.