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A mix of thanksgiving, recognition and celebration flooded the plenary hall of Bangabandhu International Conference Center ( BICC ), in Dhaka, Bangladesh as the 24th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference came to a close on 29th November 2012. In his...

27 November 2012, Dhaka -- National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region voted for the five new members of the Regional Scout Committee for 2012-2018. Newly-elected members are Mr. Janaprith Fernando (Sri Lanka), Mr. Paul Parkinson...

In the period of November 24-25 the scout master group of Yerevan held “B” rank school-jamboree in Byurakan campsite. The main goal of this event was to give new scout knowledge to the participants. During the school-jamboree a number of lectures...

Scouts Australia has reinforced their commitment to fight child abuse and welcomed a recent decision by their Federal Government to establish a national Royal Commission into institutional responses to instances and allegations of child abuse in...

Thirteen Chief Scout Executives (CSEs) and seven representatives from 15 National Scout Organizations gathered at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 22nd November 2012 and discussed the role of NSO and how they...

Participants of the 7th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum elected six young leaders from different National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific forming the new Young Adult Members Group (YAMG) for the term 2012-2015. They are Pangkaj...

The 7th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Youth Forum is now going on from 17th to 21st November 2012 at BRAC Centre for Development and Management, in Savar, Bangladesh. The regional youth forum provides an opportunity for young people to discuss and...

Scouting’s non-formal educational programmes form a strong basis for its contribution to preventing violence among youth.

First Eurasia Scout Region photo contest – “Catch the Moment in the Movement” started in November and ended before New Year. First experience of such joint communicational activity for Eurasia Region attracted more 300 Scouts and leaders from all...

(Geneva/ERO) – An update on progress made and challenges encountered by the five thematic Working Groups and the three supporting Core Groups was a major point on the agenda of the recent meeting of the European Scout Committee at Pax Lodge, the...

The Regional Course for Leader Trainers was officially inaugurated on 15th November by Mr Md. Abdul Karim, President of Bangladesh Scouts (BS) at the National Scout Training Centre in Mouchak, Bangladesh. There are forty-nine participants from 15...

The Bangladesh Scouts National Training Centre in Mouchak is ready to welcome the participants of the APR Course for Leader Trainers. The course opens on 15th November 2012. Bangladesh Scouts has been working on the renovation and construction of the...

The long awaited auditorium situated at the premises of Bangladesh Scouts National Training Centre in Mouchak was inaugurated on 10th November 2012 to recognize the outstanding contribution of Manzoor Ul Karim to the development of Scouting in...

Luc Panissod, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and Constance Thomas, Director of the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

On 25 October 2012, after Hurricane Sandy hit Haiti, the Emergency Units of Scouts d’Haïti got mobilised in response to the natural disaster. In the town of Damien, north of Port au Prince, hundreds of temporary houses and shelters have been flooded...