Asia-Pacific News

Dear Brother and Sister Scouts During his lifetime, B-P gave a good number of speeches, addressing Scouts and Guides, their parents and members of the public. On this special day, I recall a meaningful excerpt from his 80th birthday speech, in which...

It’s that time of the year to celebrate B-P again! Spread the birthday cheer to fellow Scouts around the world with WOSM's Founder’s Day cards. Download now.

The Scoutmaster’ Council of HASK held a meeting with the scout leaders of the organization on February 15. Chapter representatives summarized the results of 2014 and spoke about the obstacles overcome and the upcoming events. The Scoutmasters’...

It was in the year 1987 that I began my work as an adult volunteer serving the Scout Movement. Then began a long journey as a scout leader, a road full of challenges, a lot of learning, acquiring a very strong commitment to contribute to the...

“The school deteriorated because of the intrusion of terrorists and outlaws who destroyed the garden in the school yard and demolished the wall surrounding the school. This allowed undisciplined students to leave the school without permission and go...

The Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan is pleased to invite you to take part in “Wonderland Azerbaijan 2015”, an international camp that will be held in the Gadabay district of the Republic of Azerbaijan from 11 – 19 July 2015. The first Wonderland...

An orchestra is much more than a group of talented musicians who gather to play the same musical piece. If each of those musicians interpreted their parts of the score on their own and followed their own timing, the performance would be a total...

Blå spejder (Det Danske Spejderkorps, or the Blue Scouts, one of the National Scout Associations in Denmark) created a buzz on social and classical media yesterday when they annonced that they had bought (thanks to contributions from several...

Rabbi Peter E. Hyman, an Eagle Scout, the son of a Scoutmaster and father to two Eagle Scouts, gave an inspiring keynote speech at the 2015 World Scout Bureau (WSB) Management Team Meeting in Kuala Lumpur recently. His views on World Scouting and his...

Instituted in 1973, the Basic Management Course in the Asia-Pacific Region marks its 50th series this year. The 50th APR Basic Management Course for Scout Executives is being held at the State Training Centre in Kolkata, India, from 4 to 14 February...

Congratulations, World Scout Bureau – Interamerican Region Office, for being accorded the status of “International Mission” by the Government of the Republic of Panama. This is another example how World Scouting is recognised by governments around...

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...

NAIROBI - The Africa Regional Office of the World Scout Bureau, in collaboration with members of the Network of International Youth Organizations in Africa (NIYOA), jointly hosted the 6th African University on Youth and Development in Nairobi, Kenya...

ADDIS ABABA - February 11, 2015 will be the day for the official launching of a two-year long project in partnership with SIDA: Initiative Africa. The launch of the project titled ‘SCOUTS: Building a Lifetime of Skills and Confidence’ will be hosted...

ANTANANARIVO - According to the latest report from the BNGRC (National Office for Risk Disaster and Risk Management), the cyclone Chedza in Madagascar from 16 to 18 January 2015 left 51 people dead and nearly 130,857 victims in the big Island nation...