World AIDS Orphans Day will occur on 7 May. More than 25 million children worldwide have lost one or both parents to AIDS – equivalent to the number of people living in New York, Paris, Rome and Bangkok combined. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, 12 million children have been orphaned by the pandemic. In addition to being especially vulnerable to all forms of exploitation, these children face financial difficulties, disease, and stigmatisation.

The ANZAC Peace Prize, announced annually, is awarded by the Returned and Services League (RSL) to ‘recognise any outstanding effort by an Australian citizen who has promoted the concept of international understanding and who, in so doing, has made a contribution to world peace.’ The RSL ANZAC Awards Committee has awarded the 2008 ANZAC Peace Prize to Scouts Australia. 2008 is the Year of the Scout and marks the centenary of Scouting in Australia. The award of the ANZAC Peace Prize recognises the part that Scouting has played in the development of two million Australians over the past 100 years, both as individuals and as citizens.

Le lundi 14 avril 2008, l'ancien Chef Scout de l'Ouganda, Manuel Pinto est décédé à l'hôpital de Nsambya, après un accident de voiture. Il était détenteur du Loup de Bronze et a été président du Comité africain du Scoutisme. Il etait né le 25 décembre 1938.

A seminar was held at Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) for SCENES (Scout Centres of Excellence for Nature and Environment) Centres from around the world in preparation for the re-launch at the World Scout Conference this July in Korea.

Geneva, 3 April 2008 - Youth are a powerful resource for development and are critical actors in the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals. This was one of the key messages of the World Youth Report 2007, which was presented in Geneva on 3 April 2008 at an event hosted by the CONGO Committee of Youth NGOs which is currently chaired by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The event was also attended by representatives of international youth organisations and UN agencies.

Le mercredi 2 avril 2008, le Ministre burkinabè de la Jeunesse et de l'Emploi, M. Justin KOUATABA, a officiellement ouvert le Forum régional sur la Communication. Cette cérémonie a eu lieu au Centre d'accueil Notre Dame de Lorette à Ouagadougou. Etaient présents aussi, M. Salif SAWADOGO, le Ministre de l'environnement et du cadre de vie et M. Seydou ZAGRE, Directeur de Cabinet du Président de l'Assemblée Nationale.

Conjointement avec les services forestiers, les Scouts Musulmans Algériens du département de Tlemcen ont effectué une série d'activités environnementales en mars 2008. Plus de 300 scouts de différents groupes scouts ont planté des arbres, ont nettoyé leur environnement local et ont participé aux activités d'éducation à l'environnement.