The World Scout Jamboree, held on a giant makeshift campsite in Saemangeum on the country’s west coast, was supposed to feature outdoor activities, cultural performances, ...

The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) added that the theme this year, ‘Draw your Dream’, was about the Scouts making “their Jamboree dreams come true in a safe environment”.

This year’s World Scout Jamboree marked the first time the annual event had been held since the Covid-19 pandemic, bringing together thousands of scouts ages 14 through 17 from around the world.

More than 40,000 scouts from around the world joined together for a K-pop concert in Seoul on Friday night to bid farewell to a World Scout Jamboree plagued by brutal weather and extreme ...

The World Scout Jamboree this month in South Korea was to have been a great propaganda blitz akin to the glory days of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and the 2002 ...

The World Jamboree gathers tens of thousands of teens aged 14 to 18, plus adults, from Scout associations worldwide every four years. This year’s event was the first since the coronavirus pandemic.

An ambulance passes a scout camping site during the World Scout Jamboree in Buan, South Korea, on Wednesday. More than 100 people were treated for heat-related illnesses at the event.

The scout motto is “Be prepared.” But the 25th World Scout Jamboree, taking place as South Korea endures unusually hot weather, has prompted criticism of the event’s organizers, including ...

British Scouts arrive at a hotel in central Seoul, South Korea, 5 August 2023, after they withdrew from the campsite in the Saemangeum reclamation area hosting the World Scout Jamboree amid a heat ...

South Korea is plowing ahead with the World Scout Jamboree, rejecting a call by the world scouting body to cut it short. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...

South Korean authorities began a massive operation on Tuesday to relocate nearly 40,000 teenage scouts from around the world, after they were forced to change venues for a 12-day gathering that ...