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Castle Saunderson is an international Scout centre located on the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It opened in August 2012 and serves as a peace centre seeking to promote peace and bridge differences between individuals, groups and...

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Following a long-time partnership, this year the World Organization of the Scout Movement and Earth Hour joined forces to promote and advocate a more sustainable planet. Andy Ridley, the CEO and Co-Founder of Earth Hour, who is also a former Scout...

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Since the emergence of Pakistan and India as independent states in 1947, there have been several wars and border disputes between the two states. These circumstances have fueled animosity and negative stereotypes between the countries and their...

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Photo: The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Secretary General John May and WOSM Secretary General Scott Teare signing the joint statement The World Organization of the Scout Movement and The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award...

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Like many, I was shocked to hear that my dear friend Dr. Azrul had passed away. For ten years, this gentle man of such compassion for young people served as Chairman of the Scout Association of Indonesia. There are few men that I have met that reach...

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At the end of this week it will be fifty days that I started my work in the Brussels Office of the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). This is because my National Scout Organisation - Junák – svaz skautů a skautek...

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The first day of April 2014 turned out to be a day of mourning as World Scouting lost one of its great leaders. Dr Azrul Azwar, member of Regional Scout Committee (2009-2012; 2012-2015) and former Chief Commisioner/ Chairman of Gerakan Pramuka...

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MY World is a global survey for citizens led by the United Nations and partners, of which WOSM is one. It aims to capture people's voices, priorities and views, so that global leaders can be informed as they begin the process of defining the new...

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Dear Friends and Brother/Sister Scouts: We have received questions from Regional Committee members and NSO representatives regarding WOSM’s position in the context of the developments in Ukraine. Our thoughts and prayers are with all who are...

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The official World Scout Education Congress Report is now available! The Report includes background about the event, the Congress itself, the outcomes and conclusions as well as the steps forward. The aim of the Congress was simple but ambitious: to...

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