International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations

The International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations (ICMYO) is an international network for the world's largest youth movements and regional youth platforms. It was founded officially in 2004, and further strengthened in 2013.[2] The network claims to:

The organization is aimed to unite and represent the diverse voices of youth-led organisations globally, by providing a platform for coordination and cooperation in order to have a stronger influence on global youth policy processes and to achieve full partnerships between youth organisations and relevant stakeholders.
The main objectives of ICMYO are:
- To represent the diverse voices of youth-led organisations globally
- Cooperation among youth-led organisations at regional and global levels
- Coordination of political inputs to global youth policy[3]
International Coordination Meeting
of Youth Organisations
Information
Established2004 [1]
Members30
RegionInternational
AbbreviationICMYO (pronounced ick-me-oh)
Web Addresswww.icmyo.org

Currently, the network meets once a year in an annual meeting which is organised by a task force elected the year before by the members.[4]

Members

There are two types of full member and two types of associate membership (there are no associate members at the moment).

Regional Youth Platforms
RegionOrganisation nameAbbreviation
AfricaPan African Youth UnionPYU
EuropeEuropean Youth ForumYFJ
AsiaAsian-Pacific Students and Youth AssociationASA
AsiaAsian Youth CouncilAYC
Latin AmericaLatin American Youth ForumFLAJ
PacificPacific Youth CouncilPYC
CaribbeanCaribbean Federation of YouthCFY

International Non-Governmental Youth Organisations
Name Acronym
AIESEC AIESEC
Community of Portugues Speaking Peoples Youth Forum CPLPYF
Espacio Iberoamericano de Juventud EIJ
International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements FIMCAP
Global Young Greens GYG
International Trade Union Confederation ITUC
International Federation of Liberal Youth IFLRY
International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International IFM-SEI
International Federation of Medical Students' Associations IFMSA
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC
International Movement of Catholic Students (Pax Romana) IMCS
International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation IPSF
International Union of Socialist Youth IUSY
International Young Catholic Students IYCS
International Young Democrat Union IYDU
International Movement of Catholic Rural and Agricultural Youth MIJARC
World Student Christian Federation WSCF
World Federation of Democratic Youth WFDY
World Federation of the Deaf - Youth Section WFDYS
World Esperanto Youth Organization TEJO
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts WAGGGS
World Organisation of the Scout Movement WOSM
World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations YMCA
World Alliance of Young Women's Christian Association YWCA

See also

References
  1. http://www.globalyounggreens.org/wp/2012/09/24/8th-icmyo-meeting-reportback-and-insights-from-alex-surace/
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2013-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.africaymca.org/top-news-stories/item/1555-youth-organisations-icmyo-starts-preparations-for-this-year%E2%80%99s-annual-meeting-in-new-york-city


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