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We will be filling the Twittersphere with our latest developments and events. With our Twitter feed, we can keep you up-to-date with the work of Scouts in the Asia-Pacific Region, as fast as we can. If you have a Twitter account, please visit our...

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Additional places are now available for booking for the 2nd World Scout Education Congress, which is being held from the 11-15 May 2017 at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre, Switzerland. The congress will be a great opportunity to learn new...

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A Scout delegation attended the recent Economic and Social Council (EcoSoc) Youth Forum, which was held in New York, USA from 30 - 31 January 2017. The delegation, along with other members of the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) and...

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From the 9 - 12 January 2017, the Secretary General designate, representatives from World and Regional Scout Committees, World and Regional Youth Advisors and World Scout Bureau staff gathered at the Global Support Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

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In the preparation of the 13th World Scout Youth Forum, the World Scout Bureau (WSB) notifies all National Scout Organizations (NSOs) of the status of each existing Voting Member of the World Scout Committee (WSC) and Youth Advisor, and call for the...

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Rover Scouts from different areas of Taiwan gathered in National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) Taichung for the National Rover Conference(NRC) on 3-8 February 2017. 209 Rovers and staff from Scouts of China and 17 overseas rovers from Japan, Korea...

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WOSM's Good Governance and Triennial Planning Workshop started today In Kuala Lumpur, at the Global Support Centre. The Eurasia Region is represented by: Iurie Emilian (Regional Director), Sergiu Chirica ( Eurasia Committee Chairperson), Aleksandre...

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Over 70 participants from Scouts, Venture Scouts, Rover Scouts, Scout Leaders and Commissioners joined Messengers of Peace (MoP) Open Day on 3 February 2017 to explain what is MoP and how a Scout project that brings a positive change in the area of...

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National coordinators of Ticket to Life project (TTL) gathered at Yellow Ribbon Hotel in Bangkok from 31st January until 3rd of February for a planning workshop. This year’s workshop was conducted to develop a long-term strategic plan for three years...

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At the inauguration of the 11th National Rover Moot held on 25-31 January 2017 at Gopalganj district, Bangladesh Prime Minister HE Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for expansion of Scouting in every school from primary to secondary level. She...

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1 February 2017, Nairobi: The World Scout Bureau Africa Support Centre has released a circular through the International Commissioners inviting all National Scout Organizations to this year's Africa Scout Day celebrations which will take place from 8...

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2017 started for the National Scout Association of Moldova with brio, working intensely for a period of two days on the early stages of a program that will contribute to the formation of responsible citizens. Thus, in the context of the strategic...

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18 January 2017, Nairobi - Kenya: 20 National Messengers of Peace (MoP) Coordinators from different National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in the Africa Region have gathered in Nairobi for the Regional MoP workshop. The main goal of the workshop is to...

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The 2nd World Scout Education Congress will take place from 11 - 15 May 2017 at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC). Participants can expect for the congress to assist NSOs in building capacity in the areas of Youth Programme and Adults...

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Starting the year 2017, the 17th National Jamboree echoed the value of unity for a promising future, using the theme “Together for Better Tomorrow”. The national Jamboree was held on 29 December 2016 - 4 January 2017 at Mysuru, Karnataka State, with...

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