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Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee Chairman Dr Chao Shou-Po is in Manila from 28th to 29th January 2013 and met with the APR Executives, together with Regional Scout Committee member Wendel Avisado. In his short remarks, he said being new in the...

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The 23rd Australian Scout Jamboree (AJ2013) provided a brilliant opportunity in showcasing Scouting to the Australian and international communities from 2nd to 12th January 2013 in Maryborough, Queensland. More than 11,000 Scouts and leaders from...

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Thursday 14 February 2013 Signing of a three-sided Understanding Memorandum took place on February 12, 2013 in the central office of National Scout Movement of Armenia “HASK”. The Memorandum was signed by Armen Ashotyan- RA Minister of Education and...

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Nhattan Nguyen from Canada, a young representative of World Scouting and a Messengers of Peace young ambassador, has been elected with the backing of WOSM as a Coordinator of Children and Youth for the United Nations Environment Programme’s Major...

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Scott Teare is the new Secretary General of World Scouting, taking over from Luc Panissod in the New Year. Scott has been serving World Scouting for several decades although in different capacities before taking up this top job. Scott was awarded the...

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WOSM's new Secretary General - An interview! How do you feel having been selected as the new Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement? Wow! What an honor. Absolutely thrilled and honored. Can you tell us about what inspired...

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Under the Motto "Networking for development", the Arab Scout Regional Office launched a training workshop for Messengers of Peace Network Coordinators at the national level. The event is being held from 9 to 13 Feb. 2013 in Cairo International Scout...

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The beautiful and well preserved School Camp San Jorge Muxbal, of the Scouts Association of Guatemala, was the place of the XX Scout Summit of Chairman and Chief Commissioners of Central America Subregion, between June 21 to June 23, 2013. In this...

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In the city of Recife, Pernambuco, was held on 26, 27 and 28 of April, the XIX Congresso Escoteiro Nacional (National Assembly), attended by over 300 representatives from all regions of the country. The timing was propitious to review the...

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Executive directors of the National Scout Organizations of Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala gathered at the World Scout Bureau - Interamerican Region, in the City of Knowledge in Panama to participate in the course "Best...

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Twenty-one participants from 14 Scout Associations in the Caribbean attended a weekend Network meeting of Messengers of Peace. Venue for the meeting was Trinidad with representatives from– Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada...

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On last October 30, representatives from the Dominican Scout Association (ASDI) met with Vice Minister of Education of the Dominican Republic, Minerva Vincent, and some of her staff members. Miguel Fersobe (Executive Director of ASDI) and Ricado...

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On October 12 was launched the first meeting of the Environment Network in the Interamerican Region. The Scout Association of Mexico was the host National Scout Organization of this important event. The meeting started in the premises of the CONAFOR...

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One more time the World Scout Bureau - Interamerican Region in the City of Knowledge, Panama, became the seat of an important event. On 26th , 27th and 28th of October a workshop to train the Coordinator Team of the Global Network of Messengers of...

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With the presence of scouts leaders from the Scout Associations of: Anguilla, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Island, Tortola, Guyana, St. Vincent, St. Kitts and Neves, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Curaçao, as host, was held the...

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