5 December - International Volunteer Day is an opportunity to thank the volunteers from around the world that support World Scouting through donating their time and talents in a whole variety of ways.

Hundreds of thousands of volunteers strive to help young people around the world with their Scouting programmes and activities on a daily basis. And on behalf of 28 million Scouts worldwide - each and every one of you is an asset to the Movement.

With the support of World Scouting, Australia Post has developed a special range of products celebrating 100 years of Scouting in Australia. Included in the range is a Baden-Powell stamp pack consisting of stamps from Australia, Portugal, Uruguay and Papua New Guinea, and a Scouts stamp and ingot set. Also included are a Centenary of Scouting in Australia stamp and coin cover and a Centenary of Scouting in Australia stamp pack.

Following its foundation the UK in 1907, news of Scouting reached Australia in early 1908. The movement developed during the second quarter of 1908, when patrols started to meet, and then formed into larger troops by the middle of the year. The popularity of Scouting in Australia was encouraged by Lord Baden-Powell’s visits in 1912, 1927, 1931 and by the first Australian Jamboree, held in Frankston, Victoria in 1934-35.

Durante el mes de octubre, el territorio hondureño fue azotado por un par de tormentas tropicales que azotaron gran parte del país. La Asociación de Scouts de Honduras (ASH) desplegó en forma inmediata operaciones de ayuda humanitaria para las víctimas, en coordinación con la Comisión Permanente de Contingencias (COPECO).

En virtud de la situación personal que afecta a Alberto Del Brutto, Director Regional de la OSM-RI, el Secretario General en funciones de la OMMS, en acuerdo con el Comité Scout Interamericano, determinó que Gabriel Oldenburg asuma en reemplazo de Alberto en calidad de Director Regional en funciones.

At its last meeting in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 11 and 12 October 2008, the members of the Interamerican Scout Committee analyzed the technical report that the ISC requested to the consulting company EurAudit International, in order to make a comparison between the characteristics that three cities in the Continent could offer to the location of the regional headquarters.