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From October 16 to 20, over 60 participants from 28 European countries gathered in Greece for the 2nd European Sustainability Forum.
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World Scout Bureau - Enrique Leon
The 43rd World Scout Conference has seen a remarkable engagement with global leaders, highlighted by a powerful keynote address from Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.
The Danish Scout Council will host the 27th World Scout Jamboree in Denmark in 2031. The Danish Scout Council was appointed the Host of the 2031 Jamboree by the 43rd World Scout Conference following a vote by Member Organizations.
The General Association of Scouts of China will host the 17th World Scout Moot in 2029. Scouts of China were appointed the Host of the 2029 Moot by the 43rd World Scout Conference following a vote taken by Member Organizations.
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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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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©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.
Norway, July 17, 2024 – Over 5,500 Scouts and Guides from 38 countries are arriving in Norway this week for the highly anticipated 7th Roverway. Young people ages 16 to 22 will take part in this first outdoor event since the pandemic, which promises...
Over 170 Scout leaders from FOS Open Scouting gathered at the Flemish Parliament on March 5, 2024, for the annual Leadership Council. In keeping with this year's council theme, "Aan Zet" (Dutch for "your move"), the focus was on engaging young...
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World Tour of the Scout Movement
If we were to choose a starting point for the World Tour of the Scout Movement, rather than using Germany, we would need to go back to the World Scout Jamboree 2019 in the United States.
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World Scouting/Madagascar
Since 2022, the Plastic Tide Turners project in Madagascar has encouraged over 4,500 young people to become aware of plastic pollution, inspiring them to develop leadership and advocacy skills and engage in innovative activities that help to protect...
World Scouting and the UN Environment Programme have renewed their long-standing partnership to engage young people in climate action and education in response to the climate emergency facing our planet.
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Linnea Wedelin
The 15th WOSM Agora, held at the Göransborg Scout Centre in Sweden from April 3-7, 2024, brought together over 56 Rovers from 22 countries for a unique event driven by the motto "for Rovers, by Rovers."
This year on 23 March, the Scout Movement will join WWF and millions of young people around the world for Earth Hour to go electricity-free for one hour and use this moment to connect with our precious planet.