Press releases
Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in over 50 countries will celebrate the first ever International Day of the Girl
10 October 2012, London – From girls empowerment marches in Zimbabwe, to the launch of a new advocates programme for girls in Australia, to young women in Madagascar talking about ending violence on a global Google hangout with UN Women, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in over 50 countries will celebrate the first ever International Day of the Girl on 11 October 2012. Read more
Negotiators at Rio+20 awarded Girl Guide badge
19 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro – The first time a Girl Guide is awarded a Girl Guide badge is a time of joy and sense of achievement. It is therefore with great pride that the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) will award the Brazilian Girl Guide badge ‘Citizenship Specialist’ to the Education, Health and Gender group representatives from Switzerland, the European Union, United States of America, Australia, Norway and the G77 for their support in reintroducing ‘non-formal education’ into the draft outcome document. Read more
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts recognized on Top 50 list of ideas and solutions improving the lives of girls and women worldwide
8 March 2012, London - The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) was today announced as one of the 50 most inspiring ideas and solutions delivering for girls and women across the globe for its campaign to “Stop the violence – speak out for girls’ rights,” as part of Women Deliver’s International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrations. Read more
Stop the Violence Campaign chosen as one of the "Women Deliver 50"
7 March 2012 - WAGGGS' "Stop the Violence - Speak out for girl's rights" campaign has been chosen as one of the “Women Deliver 50: the most inspiring ideas and solutions delivering for women.” The World Association’s campaign was nominated because of the impact that it has had on girls and women 145 countries around the world. Read more
WAGGGS and WOSM hold joint press conference at COP 17
2 December 2011 - 28 representatives from the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) are at the United Nations climate change conference, COP 17, representing their 40million strong membership with the clear message that countries must reach a fair, ambitious and binding agreement in Durban. Read more
MEPs and NGOs demand an end to hypocrisy
21 September 2011 - WAGGGS joins MEPs and fellow NGOs in demanding the EU put an end to 'hypocrisy' and take effective action in ending violence against women and girls. Read more
Stop the violence campaign launch press release
12 July 2011 - WAGGGS launched campaign to 'stop the violence'. Read more
WAGGGS at COP 16
29 November 2010, London- Fifteen remarkable young women from 11 countries across the globe are to form the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) youth delegation at this year’s UNFCCC climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico. Read more
"It's time for us women to speak up for our rights"
22 November 2010, London- Daniella Wilson, 22, from Freetown, Sierra Leone, attended the first Young Women's World Forum 2010 held in Oxfordshire in October. Delegates from 90 countries met to discuss the millennium development goals, including gender equality. Here Daniella writes about the position of women in Sierra Leone. Read more
Girl Guides and Girl Scouts celebrate 100 years of changing lives
10 April 2010, London- 10 April 2010, the 100th day of the year, marks the first Centenary Celebration Day for international Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting. Millions of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world will celebrate 100 years of changing lives on this day. Read more
Entrepreneur and Secret Millionaire star Kavita Oberoi is appointed Chair of the Global Girls’ Fund and US$2million is donated by the UPS Foundation
10 April 2010, London – International Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting today celebrates its centenary with the appointment of entrepreneur and Secret Millionaire star Kavita Oberoi as Chair of the Global Girls’ Fund Board. Read more
Statement on WAGGGS participation at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
16 March 2010, London - WAGGGS would like to correct some factual mistakes that have appeared in coverage about the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts involvement at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Read more
Girl Guides and Girl Scouts celebrate Internatinal Women’s day with advocacy efforts at United Nations’ CSW
8 March 2010, New York – Six Girl Guide and Girl Scout leaders from around the world represented the voice of girls and young women at the 54th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), advocating on today’s International Women’s Day theme, “Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all.” Read more
Girl Guides and Girl Scouts fight poverty and hunger on World Thinking Day 2010
22 February 2010, London- Today ten million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world celebrate World Thinking Day, which this year focuses on the theme “girls worldwide say together we can end extreme poverty and hunger.” Read more
Ten million girls ramp up their climate change action with a $US2million injection from The UPS Foundation
16 December 2009, Copenhagen – 19 youth representatives as part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts delegation to the UN climate change conference have received a major boost from The UPS Foundation, who join WAGGGS as a founding partner of the Global Girls Fund. More
Asia Pacific Region celebrate 40th anniversary by donating gift packs to typhoon survivors
7 November 2009, Manila- At their 40th Anniversary celebrations in the Philippines, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) Asia Pacific region will donate gift packs to children in need, as well as those affected by Typhoon Parma. Read more
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts selected to attend the UN Alliance of Civilizations
2 April 2009, London - The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) has been selected as one of only four international youth organizations to attend the second Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) and the pre-forum Youth Event in Istanbul from 4 to 7 April 2009. More
Innovative HIV and AIDS training toolkit developed by girls and young women
5 August 2008, Mexico City - The World Association of Girl Guides and Scouts, WAGGGS, today introduced its new innovative HIV and AIDS training toolkit which empowers young women to protect themselves against HIV infection, to advocate in their communities and to fight stigma and fear at AIDS 2008 in Mexico City. Read more
Girl Guides adopt frank and open approach in worldwide AIDS programme
10 July 2008, Johannesburg – The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) today launched an HIV and AIDS training toolkit designed to strengthen the movement’s role in combating the pandemic in 140-plus countries where it has member organisations. Read more
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts celebrates International Women’s Day
8 March 2007, London - The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGG) celebrates International Women's Day with a new Chief Executive, Mary Mc Phail, who joins the organization with a strong advocacy and lobbying background, and is committed to taking WAGGGS forward to achieve its vision to become the voice for girls and young women. Read more
New Chief Executive for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
6 December 2006 - Mary Mc Phail, an expert in policy and advocacy work, has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) from March 2007. Read more