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Two Scouts win Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Submitted by NGooderson on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 07:53

On Monday, October 14, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer the Nobel Prize for Economics f

"I am indebted to the Movement, to a great extent, for the unshakable confidence in the idea that the world can be more just, more fraternal and more

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences released a statement noting how this year's Laureates have introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answe

“In brief, it involves dividing this issue into smaller, more manageable, questions – for example, the most effective interventions for improving educ

And Esther Duflo has underlined that the prize is a tribute to collective effort:

“I think the three of us stand for hundreds of researchers who are part of a network that work on global poverty that we created together 15 years ago

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Luxembourg's New Chief Scout

Submitted by NGooderson on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:26

Thousands of Luxembourgish Scouts and international Scouts, including a good number of BP Fellows and members of the WSF Board, gathered at the munici

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73rd BP Fellowship Dinner in Luxembourg

Submitted by NGooderson on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:20

The 73rd Baden-Powell Fellowship Dinner took place on 4 October in Luxembourg City in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the presence of His Majesty Kin

Messengers of Peace Hero Award for Saudi Ambassador

Submitted by NGooderson on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 14:38

HRH Prince Mansoor Al Saud, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Switzerland, was presented with the Messengers of Peace Hero Award from John

“Messengers of Peace is seen by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman, as an important investment in the young people of the world, creat

Since 2012, 32 million young men and women in 160 countries have carried out over 8 million local community projects touching the lives of over 500 mi

“HRH Prince Mansoor was among the team in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who made this initiative possible by securing a grant of USD27 million, inspirin

Recent Messengers of Peace highlights include Sri Lankan Scouts designing a conciliatory project earlier this year between Tamil and Sinhala speaking

Prince Guillaume to become Luxembourg Chief Scout

Submitted by NGooderson on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 12:39

HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg has agreed to become the new Chief Scout of Luxembourg, following in the footsteps of his beloved gr

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Sudanese Scouts respond to nationwide flooding

Submitted by NGooderson on Wed, 08/28/2019 - 09:22

Sudanese Scouts are working hard to serve their communities who have been hit by horrendous flooding, following heavy rains across the country since e

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Millions of Indonesian Scouts celebrate Pramuka day!

Submitted by NGooderson on Thu, 08/29/2019 - 07:08

World Scouting’s largest National Scout Organisation, Gerakan Pramuka (Indonesian Scout Movement) celebrated its National Scout Day this year with a v

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