Eurasia News

Scouts around the world are committed to being part of the solution to climate change. On September 18, 1,500 Dutch Scouts got together at Maasdelta Sensation to celebrate 100 years of Scouting in the Netherlands During the event they helped to...

Scouting was at the centre of the National Day celebrations recently in Saudi Arabia when the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrated its 80th anniversary. The key celebration took place in Nejran Region and the Scouts were honoured by the presence of His...

Nearly one billion people around the world go hungry on a daily basis. In UN Millenium Development Goal 1, the target is to reduce the cases of extreme hunger by half by 2015, but sadly this target will not be met. The United Nations Food and...

29 September 2010 – The sixth series of Regional Communication Forums within world Scouting opens today in Bhutan. Over twenty participants from 13 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) together with 17 local participants inclusive of national...

Tokyo-Monday, September 13 2010, Scouts and Scout leaders from the Scout Association of Japan (SAJ) were invited to an event, welcoming astronauts who spent time at the International Space Station (ISS). The Tokyo American Center located at the...

SEATTLE, September 13, 2010 Microsoft cofounder and Life Scout Bill Gates received the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) highest commendation for his deep commitment to improving the lives of the world’s most disadvantaged people. The BSA’s Silver...

On International Day of Peace ten million Scouts around the world are helping to create more peaceful communities. The Gifts for Peace project, launched in 2007 as part of the centenary celebrations, highlighted the significant contributions that...

This year as a part of the annual JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree on the Air - Jamboree on the Internet), taking place on the 16th & 17th of October, WOSM will be partnering with UNICEF to develop a platform for young people to express their views. Capitalizing...

This year Scouts will be joining millions across the globe in cleaning up their local parks, waterways and forests in an effort to restore and protect nature in this year’s Clean Up the World Weekend (CUW). The World Organization of the Scout...

The World Organization of the Scout Movement is happy to announce that Belarusian Republican Scout Association (BRSA has become the 161st Member Organization with effect from 5 September 2010. Scouting in Belarus was first seen in 1909 when the first...

The Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides has run 3 Scouts of the World Discoveries in 3 Environment protected areas. These discoveries was through 3 years (2008 – 2010) as part of the Egyptian trial for the Scouts of the World Programme...

A new area for training opens today on Scout.org, for all the communication responsibles of the Scout Movement. The organization of the second series of regional communication Fora allowed to reinforce the training programme of those responsible for...

We, Scout Association of Hong Kong are lucky to have the blessing of the Chinese Central Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong, and have their utter trust and confidence in conducting scouting activities in China in scout uniform. These functions...

Monday 23rd August, marked the beginning of the long awaited World Youth Conference 2010 which is taking place in Léon, Mexico. The event ran from the 23rd August to the 27th of August. The World Youth Conference (WYC) was an initiative of the...

August, 23, 2010 – Day 1 at the World Youth Conference 2010 Mexico and the youth didn’t hesitate to speak out about issues that affect their society. Members of the World Organization Scout Movement, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts...