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Candidates

Today delegates of the 43rd World Scout Conference elected 12 Voting Members to the World Scout Committee to serve during the 2024-2027 triennium. The voting took place on 19 and 20 August after 26 individuals presented their candidacy for election...

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A crowd of Scouts at the Roverway 2024.
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Kristian Strom

Over the past decade, World Scouting has achieved substantial growth, marking a significant chapter in its history. Between 2014 and 2022, membership within World Scouting expanded by an impressive 22.6% equivalent to roughly 84 individuals joining...

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Central European Jamboree public waving flags.

The 43rd World Scout Conference officially kicked off on 17 August in Cairo, Egypt, bringing together more than 2,000 Scouts from 176 countries. The seven-day event, organised by World Scouting and hosted by the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and...

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Scouts Albania

World Scouting is pleased to welcome Scouts of Albania as its 176th Member Organization.

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Scouts running

World Scouting and Accenture are excited to announce a new partnership that will enhance digital learning and enhance educational opportunities for Scouts globally.

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UNICEF Jamboree

World Scouting and UNICEF are proud to announce a historic partnership that will leverage the reach and expertise of two of the world's largest and most recognised organisations dedicated to supporting children and young people across the globe.

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Health and wellbeing

The two new education initiatives, HealthAllies and LifeLeaders, developed over the past several years, offer a holistic education programme focused on the areas of health and well-being, and leadership.

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Young people interacting in the outdoors.
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Simon Kern

From August 2 to 9, over 1,200 Scouts from Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and other countries, not only in Central Europe, gather here to spend a week full of adventures, education and international friendship together.

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Around the world and over the years, Scouting has evolved and adapted with the times - reimagining and refreshing our image to remain as relevant today as we were more than a century ago.

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Participants at Roverway 2024 chear and hold their scarves in the air.
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©Kristian Strom

As the sun began to set over the Roverway 2024 campsite, a serene and reflective mood took hold. Participants and volunteers coming from 38 countries would be in front of the stage of the main campsite of Roverway 2024 for the last time.

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The Maltese contingent claps during the opening campfire.
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©Jasmijn Commeren

At just 18, Amy, a Scout from Malta, embarked on a journey she had dreamed of for years: participating in Roverway 2024.

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Floods in the Philippines
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Scout Edrian Lagrimas

Support Typhoons Gaemi and Tropical Depression Butchoy has brought torrential rains and severe flooding to Metropolitan Manila and Central Luzon in the Philippines, causing widespread devastation. Homes have been destroyed, livelihoods lost, and...

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