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In September 2003, a delegation from the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the Asia-Pacific Region (APR) visited Timor-Leste for the first time and began to coordinate the establishment of União Nacional dos Escuteiros de Timor...

In September 2003, a delegation from the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the Asia-Pacific Region (APR) visited Timor-Leste for the first time and began to coordinate the establishment of União Nacional dos Escuteiros de Timor...

On 17 June, a series of deadly wildfires erupted across central Portugal, killing or injuring over 100 people. More than 1,700 firefighters nationwide were dispatched to put out the blazes. Scouts, who are often among the very first to respond in...

Big win for Scout Association of Hong Kong (SAHK) for being the 1st runner-up in Hong Kong’s Youth Award Scheme Kayaking on 18 June 2017. Young leader Chung Tsz-kin and Rover Tsang Sze Wai represented HKSA in this competition participated by 222...

The European Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the Europe Region of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is pleased to call for participants for The Academy 2017, which is scheduled to...

“Well done, Scouts!” titled the newspaper earlier this summer, when it featured the local Scout and Guide Group’s volunteer engagement in their home town. Not only does the Group of Telfs ( Pfadfinder Telfs, in Tirol, Austria) celebrate its 90th...

On World Refugee Day, we reflect on the story of Omar and Saad, #Scouts who were serving the refugees when the Syrian civil war broke out, before they themselves became refugees. In 2014, they were forced to flee Syria with their family for fear of...

"I love Scout Camp. I’ve been a “camp guy” for the better part of 30 years, in just about every capacity. I’ve been a camper. A Scout leader. A scout camp commissioner, an administrator, instructor, inspector, and a lifeguard… and it’s been an...

Around 50 Rovers and Scouters of Khagrachori and Rangamati are working with the district disaster team on rescue and relief operations on a shift basis, after a series of landslides hit three districts of Bangladesh. In another location at Kaptai...

(French available below.) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Nicolas Clervil, the Chief Commissioner of Scouts d’Haiti. One of the most dedicated and committed Scout leaders of Haiti who displayed leadership in extremely...

On World Refugee Day 2017, WOSM launches its new project “Time to be Welcome”. This event is run in collaboration with the European Youth Forum, and implemented thanks to the European Union and the Council of Europe partnership on youth affairs. This...

PAR - the Refugee Support Platform has been awarded the European Citizen’s Prize 2017 by the European Parliament. PAR - Plataforma de Apoio aos Refugiados is a Portuguese platform of civil society organisations involved in refugee work in Portugal...

The adventure of West Java Scout Jamboree 2017 will soon roll as it opens on 31 July – 8 August 2017. An estimated of more than 12,000 local Scouts and leaders from 34 provinces are coming and around 100 overseas are expected to join.

Congratulations to the Scouts go Solar Team Philippines for a successful road show and solar exhibit on 12 June 2017, coinciding the country’s Independence Day. Scouts took the opportunity to educate and encourage communities to use solar energy...

Scouting started in 1907 with what is now known as the Scout section, which was followed by the establishment of the Cub Scout section (Cub Scouts) in 1916. During World War I, the need for a Scouting Programme for young adults arose, leading to the...