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At the beginning of May, the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) attended the “Youth and Their Social Impact” Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. WOSM was represented by a delegation of young people, led by Secretary General Ahmad Alhendawi...
The World Scout Bureau (WSB) office in Kuala Lumpur hosted more than 70 colleagues from 20 - 24 January for the WSB Management Team Meeting 2015. It was an excellent opportunity for mutual exchange and learning as management level staff members from...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement today mourns the passing of the King of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, Custodian of the two Holy Mosques. The late King Abdullah was most instrumental in the development of the World Scouting’s flagship...
Overnight, a historic milestone was achieved – a counter, set at zero just over 24 months ago, passed the 600 million mark. That’s 600,000,000 hours of service provided to local communities around the world by over 10 million people whom King...
The Scout Photo Missions Contest was organized with the aim of promoting the new Scout Photo Community (http://photomissions.scout.org) on scout.org. The contest, which ended on 20 October 2014, received more than 2,000 photos from at least 80...
The 10th Sharjah International Scout Gathering will be held from 8 to 17 February 2025 and will bring together Scouts from all NSOs for 9 days of togetherness and exchange of cultures.
Libya has faced many challenges in recent years - an armed revolt in 2011 and the devastating impacts of Storm Daniel in 2023 to name a few. Despite these challenges, it remains a country of resilience and hope, as showcased when it hosted the 22nd...
In the early morning on 6 February 2023, powerful earthquakes shook southeast Türkiye and northern Syria resulting in thousands of casualties and injuries after the earthquake levelled buildings and devastated communities.
Today, World Scouting is proud to honour 12 incredible young people with this year’s Messengers of Peace Heroes Award for their outstanding service and contributions towards building peace and promoting sustainable development in their communities.
Scouts joined thousands of civil society organisations at COP27 to call on world leaders, climate negotiators, and business leaders to take urgent action on climate change.