COVID-19
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) launched today an Emergency Response Fund to COVID-19 to support volunteers worldwide in the response to the pandemic. Millions of Scout volunteers are actively supporting the response to fight...
Over the past few weeks, inspiring young Scouts have once again demonstrated their unshakable Scouting values and commitment to serving their communities. Scouts in different parts of the world have taken the initiative and mobilized their groups in...
This week, the final negotiations on the WHO Pandemic Accord started with Member States gathered to adopt a proposal that will be delivered at the 77th World Health Assembly in May 2024.
An estimated 1.2 billion young people have been impacted by the negative effects of the pandemic. COVID-19 response measures, while necessary, have exacerbated disruptions to education and youth employment opportunities, access to services and social...
Northern Region, Ghana: Isolated, cornered, and dependent on the big cities to cope with the global pandemic, some villages and rural areas in Ghana found themselves in a difficult position in the fight against COVID-19. To enable as many people as...
The Portuguese Scout Federation together with the National Youth Council and the Ministry of Health launched a campaign called “It's our turn. Take care of yourself. Take care of Portugal". The initiative is aimed at raising the awareness of young...
Since the beginning of the pandemic, given the worsening of the economic and health crisis situation, many students had to face particularly difficult circumstances. Marie, a 21-year-old Scout leader in Beaupréau-en-Mauges in Western France, launched...
A Global Youth Summit, held virtually on 23- 25 April, will see thousands of young people, leaders, policy makers and changemakers come together in one space to discuss the issues facing young people across the world. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
From today, young people around the world will be able to apply for funding to support innovative Local Solutions to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of a new initiative called the Global Youth Mobilization.
The world’s largest youth organisations and the World Health Organization are leading the first Global Youth Summit, gathering 1,600 young people from around the world to explore the unprecedented impact that COVID-19 has had on their lives, and to...