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The Big Six Youth Organisations are calling on governments, intergovernmental institutions and policymakers to develop youth-centred COVID-19 recovery efforts to alleviate the pandemic’s long-term socio-economic consequences on today’s youth. In...

Around the world, Scouts Centres of Excellence for Nature, Environment and Sustainability (SCENES Centres) are working to connect young people to nature, educate people about the effects of climate change on our planet, and inspire Scouts to take...

The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), together with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), have been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, recognising the outstanding contributions of Scouting and Guiding...

As heavy rains continued with rising sea level and causing water to be released into the rivers, Rover Scouts supported local authorities in helping flood victims live at temporary settlements in Kuching, Sarawak. Severe flooding went on for two...

Two years after joining the World Organization of the Scout Movement as the organisation’s first-ever global ambassador, Bear Grylls is honoured to renew his appointment for a further two years, until 2022. During his time as Chief Ambassador of...

For 8-year-old Brandle Mithiell, (a Columbus Primary Student) the opportunity for virtual learning on a sponsored tablet was a great experience. Just recently, the leadership of the 8th Bahamas Trinity Methodist Scout formally welcomed students from...

Making people happy does not have to be expensive. Most of the time, it only takes a sincere heart and a helping hand to see it happen. Children of indigenous communities living in far-flung areas and coastlines received a decent pair of slippers as...

Only 9 months after a powerful earthquake hit the Croatian capital Zagreb, another more devastating earthquake struck central Croatia in the last days of 2020. With a magnitude of 6.2 by Richter scale, many villages and cities in central Croatia have...

The first 2020 Messengers of Peace Taiwan-Local Coordinators Training was held on 29 August 2020 by The General Association of the Scouts of China in cooperation with the Hualien Scout Council. Leading the event was MoP NSO Coordinator Sherman Sheng...

In May 2020, Myanmar Scouts organized the Project Oasis intended for people who are living in slum areas in Yangon. At the same time, thie project supported Rover Scouts who volunteered at government quarantine centres. A total of 150 households...

T he Scout Association of Slovenia received a national award for outstanding achievements in the youth secto r. The award was announced at the Youth Sector National Conference organized by the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Youth in...

In a challenging year for us all, millions of Scouts showed their resilience and determination to create a better world. Here are seven examples of Scouts around the world who left us absolutely inspired in 2020! 1. Lebanese Scouts among first...

December 10, 2020 News Advisory/// One hundred under 35 conservationists will be the recipients of the first ever Top 100 Youth Conservation Leaders Award in 2021. The award is a collaboration between Africa Alliance of the YMCA, World Scouts...

World’s largest youth organizations and the World Health Organization launch global mobilization to respond to disruptive impacts of COVID-19 on young people. Funding for community programmes, engaging youth in solutions to address COVID-19, and...

Fifteen-year-old scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao, who went through the Boy Scouts of America’s STEM Scouts programme as a young girl, has been honoured as TIME’s first-ever Kid of the Year in 2020. Gitanjali was selected as one of five Kid of...