Australia, July 11th 2006 - After a journey of over 18,000 km around Australia, a Peace Boomerang has completed its journey spreading the message of peace and unity in the lead up to Scouting's Centenary.

Celebrated on the 20th June, this year's World Refugee Day will focus on the theme "Hope", which was chosen to highlight the continuing efforts of UNHCR and its partners to find lasting solutions for millions of refugees and displaced people worldwide.

WOSM is proud to be participating in the World Day Against Child Labour activities this Monday 12th June 2006.

Shana McElroy Muland, WOSM representative to the UN in New York City was amongst the group of young people who re-convened in NYC from May 23rd-26th to provide input for child-friendly materials and report for the United Nations Study on Violence against Children.

This year the Alliance of Youth CEOs is celebrating its 10 anniversary. The Alliance, which represents the widest component of organised youth movements in the world, aims to raise international awareness on youth issues through its advocacy work.

Quelques améliorations ont été mises en ligne la semaine dernière sur scout.org. En se basant sur les résultats de la consultation démarrée en décembre dernier et après analyse des réponses reçues au siège du Bureau Mondial du Scoutisme, nous avons travaillé sur une nouvelle version du site qui conserverait le même contenu mais offrirait une interface plus conviviale.

Scouts from El Salvador, Hong Kong, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia and South Africa were brought together recently to analyse their Gifts for Peace projects in order to share their learning and success with others.

Residents of the Indonesian City of Yogyakarta on the island of Java were jarred awake early in the morning on Saturday, May 27, 2006, by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake.

May 17, 2006 - Rhys Jones, a Network Scout from Hampshire today successfully reached the summit of Everest, the world highest mountain. In climbing Everest Rhys becomes the youngest ever person ever to climb all seven of the highest peaks on each of the worlds continents.

Depuis tout petit, Jean-Michel Chalon, alias Jean-Mi, rêve d'aventures et de voyages. Le 7 mai, après 9300km parcourus en 127 jours à bicyclette, ce Scout de 36 ans a achèvé le pari qu'il s'était lancé avec un ami des Scouts et Guides de France: faire le tour de la méditerranée ...à vélo!