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The World Scout Environment Programme offers tools, resources and initiatives to help Scouts all around the world work together for the good of the local and global environment. This resource kit is now available in Spanish with special thanks to...

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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Dr. Laszlo Nagy, former Secretary General of WOSM, on Friday 18 December in Geneva. He played a vital role in reforming World Scouting and his memory will remain with us for a long time. Laszlo...

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Copenhagen, Denmark: "Volunteers do. Volunteers act. They are doing something about climate change; making things happen and improving lives," said UN Volunteers Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15)...

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Copenhagen- 7 December 2009, marked the start of the worlds most important and anticipated United Nations Climate Change Conference. COP15 was opened by the Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen who set the tone and stakes of the conference which are...

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NAIROBI, December 7, 2009 – Upon his appointment, the Regional Director, Mr. Frédéric Tutu Kama-Kama hit the ground running. He and the Secretary General, Mr. Luc Panissod, spent the better part of November visiting NSOs (National Scout Organizations...

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5 December 2009 Message from the Chairman of the World Scout Committee to all volunteers in the Movement"Your expertise and commitment guarantee our growth" Dear Scout Leaders, Dear Friends, Your volunteerism is the catalyst that transforms the...

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The Scouts of the World Award encourages a stronger involvement of young adults in the development of society by making them more aware of the present world issues and to help National Scout Organizations revitalise the programme of Rover Scout...

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An environmental workshop was held over the weekend, October 31st to November 1st, 2009, which targeted the Cub Section (7-11yrs. Old). Twenty-three (23) Cub Scouts participated in this workshop for which nine (9) Cub Packs were represented...

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Many people have a difficult time accessing information from the World Wide Web. In a lot of cases, a weak local telecommunications infrastructure means that connections to the Internet are very slow, making downloading information from many graphic...

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On the framework of the Scouts of the World Award (SW Award), the Singapore Scout Association has developed the second SW Award Voluntary Service: the Project Orion. Project Orion is a two-week Youth Expedition Project supported by the National Youth...

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Scouts across the world are lending their voices in the fight against climate change. From the Arctic Circle to small island states, to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, climate change is impacting upon traditional Scouting activities. The World...

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New York -October 2009- This year 41 Youth Delegates were invited to participate in the 3rd committee meetings of the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Of the 41 participants 4 of them were Scouts. Present in New York were Falko...

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25th October 2009, Kuala Lumpur - Recognizing the importance of the role of the Chief Scout Executives on the growth of National Scout Organizations (NSOs), the World Scout Bureau/Asia-Pacific Region organized the very first Asia-Pacific Region Chief...

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Kuala Lumpur, 23rd October 2009 -- The qualities of leadership and leadership by example are the key points highlighted by the guest of honor Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (PPM) Chief Scout Dato' Seri Dr Hj Shafie Bin Hj Mohd Salleh before the...

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Kuala Lumpur, 19th October 2009 – The regional events scheduled to take place end of this month in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia kick off as the prestigious APR Course for Leader Trainers opens today. It will be followed by the 6th APR Scout Youth Forum and...

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