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29 September 2010 – The sixth series of Regional Communication Forums within world Scouting opens today in Bhutan. Over twenty participants from 13 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) together with 17 local participants inclusive of national headquarter staff and from various district scout associations, are gathering for the forum at a pine-clad resort in Thimpu.

Tokyo-Monday, September 13 2010, Scouts and Scout leaders from the Scout Association of Japan (SAJ) were invited to an event, welcoming astronauts who spent time at the International Space Station (ISS). The Tokyo American Center located at the American embassy in Akasaka in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) co-hosted this event.

SEATTLE, September 13, 2010 Microsoft cofounder and Life Scout Bill Gates received the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) highest commendation for his deep commitment to improving the lives of the world’s most disadvantaged people. The BSA’s Silver Buffalo Award recognizes distinguished service to youth. The Chief Seattle Council will host the awards luncheon where Gates will receive his Silver Buffalo honor.

On International Day of Peace ten million Scouts around the world are helping to create more peaceful communities. The Gifts for Peace project, launched in 2007 as part of the centenary celebrations, highlighted the significant contributions that Scouts are making in relation to peace building. These projects made a difference and the work continues.

This year as a part of the annual JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree on the Air - Jamboree on the Internet), taking place on the 16th & 17th of October, WOSM will be partnering with UNICEF to develop a platform for young people to express their views. Capitalizing on the tremendous popularity of JOTA-JOTI, which gathers every year more than half a million participants, the goal is to question the youth of today about their motivations and desires.

In connection with International Year of Youth that was launched in August this year and the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on the Rights of the Child celebrated in November 2009, this year’s theme for JOTA-JOTI is “Right to be heard”.

Apart from traditional chatting on the Internet - JOTI or radio - JOTA this year Scouts will also use such new media tools as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Flickr as well as UNICEF’s Voices of Youth blog. Discover JOTA-JOTI 2010 Proposed Activities.

This year Scouts will be joining millions across the globe in cleaning up their local parks, waterways and forests in an effort to restore and protect nature in this year’s Clean Up the World Weekend (CUW).

The World Organization of the Scout Movement is happy to announce that Belarusian Republican Scout Association (BRSA has become the 161st Member Organization with effect from 5 September 2010.

The Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides has run 3 Scouts of the World Discoveries in 3 Environment protected areas. These discoveries was through 3 years (2008 – 2010) as part of the Egyptian trial for the Scouts of the World Programme.

The initiative came from a cooperation between the Sea Scouts in Cairo and Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) as main partners along with Cairo International Scout Centre and Faculty of Agriculture in Ain Shams University. In this regard, The Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides accredited the Sea Scout Centre in Cairo (Hares) as the first Scouts of the World Base in Egypt.

A new area for training opens today on Scout.org, for all the communication responsibles of the Scout Movement. The organization of the second series of regional communication Fora allowed to reinforce the training programme of those responsible for Communication in the Scout Movement. Derived from the Scout.Boom.Comm method, a series of modules have been created to accompany you in all the stages of elaboration and implementation of your future strategy.

We, Scout Association of Hong Kong are lucky to have the blessing of the Chinese Central Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong, and have their utter trust and confidence in conducting scouting activities in China in scout uniform. These functions are under the invitation and with full support from the Chinese Government and the All China Youth Federation (another name for Communist Youth League in external affairs).

Monday 23rd August, marked the beginning of the long awaited World Youth Conference 2010 which is taking place in Léon, Mexico. The event ran from the 23rd August to the 27th of August. The World Youth Conference (WYC) was an initiative of the Mexican Government with the support of the United Nations and other organizations to open a space for discussion and reflection about the role of young people in development, with special emphasis on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

At this event World Scouting was involved at all levels, there were the official World Organization of the Scout Movement delegates who participated in the NGO Forum and were selected due to their involvement and participation in events such as these. Their responsibilities were to not only represent the Scout Movement but also to be involved in the negotiations during the drafting of the NGO Declaration. Others coming in as international volunteers were assigned to facilitate the discussions and round-tables on the various topics surrounding the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Running activities in the middle of an alpine setting, experiencing an international environment and helping scouts from all over the world to have the time of their lives; that’s the kind of things you can expect on doing when you volunteer as staff at Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC).

KISC, founded by Baden Powell, is the World Scout Centre, with enough different nationalities together, among staff and guests, to hold its name as the “Permanent Mini-Jamboree”.

KISC is also one of the best places to learn about the Scouts of the World Award, and experience first hand what is it about.

August, 23, 2010 – Day 1 at the World Youth Conference 2010 Mexico and the youth didn’t hesitate to speak out about issues that affect their society. Members of the World Organization Scout Movement, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts along with one of UNICEF’s Adolescent Development Program Officers, Trang Ho, teamed up to discuss their projects and ideas on how to eradicate poverty at a round table activity scheduled for the WYC. As of now more than half of the world is in poverty and being one of the eight millennium development goals, poverty became a vital issue to discuss during the first days of the conference.

August 22, 2010 - Sunday kicked off the setting up process and beginning of the World Youth Conference 2010 Mexico in Leon, Guanajuato. A group of approximately 40 scouts from all over the world gathered in Poliforum Leon Sunday morning and put their scouting skills to the test by building up constructions and setting up the Scout Activity Center proving that when scouts come together they form an empowering social force.

Clean Up the World Weekend on 17–19 September is fast approaching. It’s a weekend for celebrating your year-round achievements or organising your own local activity.

This year, in support of the United Nation’s 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, Clean Up the World encourages National Scout Organisations and Scout Groups to join the campaign to focus on protecting biodiversity in your community – that’s protecting the variety and wonder of your local nature.

In December of 2009, the United Nations General Assembly in New York proclaimed, in resolution A/RES/64/134, that August 12 2010 – August 12 2011 will be the International Youth Year. This also coincides with the 25th anniversary of the first International Youth Year proclaimed in 1985.

In the mid of devastating floods in Pakistan, Rovers including leaders are taking part in the rescue and recovery efforts in the nearest relief camps in the affected areas.

The 13th World Scout Moot is over, the participants are leaving the camp to return to their countries or to go on a tour around Kenya.

The moot has attracted a lot of admiration from young children in the neighbourhoods where the participants have been carrying out expedition activities.

Many of these children are Scouts, and they have been eager to interact with the Rovers from other countries. Young, beautiful and excited, the children are keen to learn about Scouting in other countries.

A group from the World Scout Bureau Support Team had a chance of making several rounds in Nairobi. One of the most exciting places they made a stop at was David Sheldrick Conservation Foundation. This is a safe haven for orphaned baby elephants, whose mothers have in most cases perished in the hands of poachers.