Blumenau (Brazil), February 5th 2010 – After a stop in Curitiba, four youth advisors of the World Scout Committee, arrived yesterday evening in Blumenau, where the 11th Youth Forum will take place.

Curitiba 5th February – Yesterday the World Scouting delegation continued their visit, in preparation of the upcoming World Scout Conference, by the evaluation of the conference center and all the lodging options. The afternoon allowed for some protocolary meetings that, show the important support that the Union of Scouts of Brazil enjoys with the municipal, regional and federal authorities.

Curitiba, February 4, 2010 – A delegation of the World Scout Committee and the World Scout Bureau arrived in Curitiba, Brazil on February 1st to meet the 39th World Scout Conference organizing Committee. John Neysmith, Member of the World Scout Committee, Luc Panissod Secretary General of WOSM and members of the delegation visited the the totality of the sites that will host the delegates of the 160 National Scout Organization, in January 2011.

Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world, killing more people than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Each year, 12 million people receive a cancer diagnosis and 7.6 million people die of cancer. If no action is taken, the worldwide cancer burden is projected to reach 26 million new diagnoses in the year 2030 and 17 million deaths, with the most rapid increases occurring in low- and middle-income countries.

’Cancer can be prevented too’ is a global campaign being launched in the lead up to World Cancer Day on 4 February by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), custodians of the World Cancer Declaration, to increase public awareness on the prevention of cancer and how a number of simple steps can significantly reduce the risk of developing cancer later in life.

You might expect to see Wilner Ulysse helping a little old lady cross the street. That’s the classic image of a dutiful Scout. But Wilner, age 23, has a much more important good deed for today.

He is one of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides of Léogane, a hard-hit town near the epicenter of last week’s deadly earthquake. Their town was all but destroyed -- most people here have lost homes or family members, and funerals have become a tragically frequent occurrence. But despite their own trauma and loss, the young people of Léogane are rallying to the aid of their fellow citizens.

On the 27th of November 2009, Korean Scout Parliamentary Association (KSPA) members met with Polish representatives of the WSPU secretariat,at the World Scout Bureau in Geneva, in order to complete the handover of the WSPU secretariat to Korea and renew the objectives of WSPU. The meeting was attended by: Hon. Chung Eui Hwa, President of KSPA, Hon. Kim Choon-Jin, Vice-President of KSPA, Hon. Lee Ju-Young Treasurer of KSPA. Also present representing the KSPA was Mr. Hong Seung-Soo Danny the Secretary General of KSPA and Mr Kim Hak-Soo the General Manager of KSPA. Representing the WSPU Secretariat in Poland was Mr Piotr Uhma, Mr Simon H Rhee Vice Chairman of the World Scout committee and Mr Luc Panissod Secretary General of WOSM.

Scout.org has recently undergone a facelift. In order to better serve its members and affiliates and increase the visitors user experience, the Communications and IT development teams at the World Scout Bureau have been working on adding more functionalities and visibility to the website.

Being present on some popular social networking and content sharing sites, as well as incorporating web 2.0 technologies are a few examples of the many ways in which World Scouting adapts to the ever changing technology environment and continues to serve its evolving members.

Marking our 10'000th fan milestone on WOSM's official facebook page only 3 and a half months after its opening (12/10/2009), it is a good moment to recap where World Scouting has spread its presence on the web and the changes Scout.org has undergone.

Over an extended weekend the Lëtzebuerger Guiden a Scouten (LGS) held their first SWA Discovery at the end of November 2009 at their national training centre and Scout of the World Base in Neihaischen. The LGS have a 20 year history with development projects that involve the Rover Scout section, every three to four years many members depart to regions in need of development to work with local Scouts or other youth organizations. This part of the Rover Scout program has now been adapted and integrated into the Scout of the World Program.

The last Scouts of the World Discovery Workshop in 2009 saw new partners and participants for the Singapore base. In order to better accommodate the participants, the workshop was held at a new venue – the National Community Leadership Institute (NACLI) from 17 to 19 October 2009. Apart from five Singapore Rover Scouts, there were five Bangladesh Rover Scouts and two Maldives Rover Scouts. For the first time, two non-Scouts joined the workshop after hearing much from their Scout friends. Mr M M Fazlul Haque Arif, Deputy National Commissioner (International) of Bangladesh Scouts also attended the workshop as an observer.