News and Stories
University professor chairing academic gathering in short trousers – have you seen one so far? That is what exactly happened today at the World Scout Jamboree. Dr Eduard Vallory, Director General of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and...
Promotion of the SCENES network is running full speed at the Jamboree in Sweden. We are only half way through the camp and already more than a thousand scouts have stopped by and tried our different activities. We are making a different activity...
It’s official. All the food garbage from the 22nd World Scout Jamboree can produce enough gas to drive a car nine times around the world! In 1519 when Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano undertook to circumnavigate the world, it was a...
Discover what the 22nd World Scout Jamboree looks like from above. This picture was taken from a helicopter on 29th July and published full page in Kristianstad newspaper on the 30th. It shows the campsite partially although the "Spring" town, the...
RINKABY, 28 July 2011 – The 22nd World Scout Jamboree has officially started in front of more than 39,000 participants of all ages, making it the largest World Scout Jamboree ever held. The opening ceremony started at 21:00 with a colouful roll call...
Every four years, tens of thousands of Scouts from every corner of the world, gather in a tented city for the adventure of a lifetime. This is a fantastic event where Scouts live and learn together. This is an amazing and unique first-hand experience...
Today, on this 8th March 2011, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International Women's Day. This special day is a yearly commemoration and a major day of global celebration of women. This year's theme is "Equal access to education, training...
"The chaos that has engulfed Libya in the last few weeks has sent ripple effects throughout the society. One unexpected group has been called up to fill gaps that no one could have anticipated. The Boy Scouts of Libya, around 3,500 in the town of...
Monday January 3rd 2011, will mark the beginning of the World Organization of the Scout Movement’s 11th World Scout Youth Forum. Taking place in Blumenau, Brazil from the 3rd – 6th of January this is one of the very first world Scout events of the...
inBox is the eNewsletter of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. It is published monthly by the Asia-Pacific Regional Office of the World Scout Bureau and has four main parts, namely: What's new; What's going on...
On 15th July 2011, in the middle of Stockholm at its busiest point, a full outdoor photo exhibition telling the story of the new Messengers of Peace programme has been revealed. The Honorary Chairman of the World Scout Foundation, HM The King of...
Every year the world celebrates World Environment Day (WED) on the 5th of June. This is an occasion for all scouts around the world to demonstrate their commitment to preserving the environment. This year, WED supports the UN’s International Year of...
An Extended Executive Director Meeting is taking place in Kandersteg from 16 to 21 May 2011. 58 Executives of the World Scout Bureau Central Office and it's six Regional Offices are meeting in the wonderful setting of the Kandersteg International...