International Federation of Liberal Youth
The International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) is an international liberal youth organization. It consists of a global membership of national youth organizations. These are often but not exclusively affiliated with political parties that are members of Liberal International.
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| President |  Amanda Kanange (LUF) |
| Secretary General |  Michel Nentwig (JuLis) |
| Treasurer |  Justin Meyers (YDA) |
| Founded | 1947/1979 |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| International affiliation | Liberal International[1] |
| European affiliation | European Youth Forum |
| Website | iflry.org |
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IFLRY holds full member status to Liberal International[2] and the European Youth Forum (YFJ),[3] which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union areas and works closely with both these bodies. Since 2014, IFLRY has held special consultative status to ECOSOC.[4] IFLRY also holds observer status to UNFCCC[5] and has sent delegations to COP since COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009.
History
IFLRY continues the tradition of two predecessors. The first was the World Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth (WFLRY), founded in 1947 in Cambridge, United Kingdom. WFLRY aimed to be a global organization, but mostly had active members in Europe. This led in 1969 to the separate forming of the European Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth (EFLRY). WFLRY was dissolved in 1978.
In 1979, at the EFLRY 6th Congress in Silkeborg, Denmark, EFLRY renamed itself IFLRY International Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth. This marked the start of a global expansion of the organization. The 6th Congress is thus recognized as the founding congress of IFLRY.[6]
In 2001, the organization was renamed into IFLRY – International Federation of Liberal Youth.
Structure
IFLRY's highest body is the General Assembly, which meets at least every year. It adopts IFLRY's political platform, the Manifesto, and decides about IFLRY's activities. These are stated in a two-year Programme of Action. The General Assembly also decides on the federation's policies by adopting resolutions. Furthermore, the General Assembly elects the Bureau and decides upon the budget.
The Executive Committee is composed of one representative from each member organisation and the Bureau. It meets twice a year and takes all policy decisions within the framework of the General Assembly's resolutions.
The IFLRY Bureau consists of a President, a Secretary General, a Treasurer and four Vice-Presidents. The Bureau has the responsibility for IFLRY's day-to-day management and is elected every two years. The IFLRY Bureau appoints an Executive Director who runs the IFLRY secretariat in Berlin.[7]
Bureau 2019-2020[8]
- Amanda Kanange (LUF, ), President
- Michel Nentwig (JuLis, ), Secretary General
- Justin Meyers (YDA, ), Treasurer
- Yevheniia Fedotova (LDLU,
), Vice President - Sam Hudis (YDA, ), Vice President
- Bram Roodhart (JoVD,
), Vice President - Pau Vico (JNC,
), Vice President
Regional board members:
Programmes[9]
A major part of the activities within IFLRY are organized through various programmes. These are the current IFLRY programmes:
- Belarus & Ukraine
- Caucasus
- Climate Change
- Gender Equality
- Free Trade
- Human Rights
- Latin America
- Pool of Trainers
- Libel
Leadership of IFLRY
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Presidents
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Secretary Generals
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Treasurers |
Member organizations
| Full member | Candidate member |
| Associate member | Observing member |
Regional organizations
| Organization | Region |
|---|---|
| European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) | Europe |
| Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD Youth) | Asia |
| Arab Youth Union for Freedom and Democracy (AYUFD) | MENA |
| Africa Liberal Youth (ALY) | Africa |
Africa
| Organization | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CUF Youth Wing (JUVICUF) |  Tanzania |
Observer member |
| Egyptian Centre for Public Policy Studies |  Egypt |
Full member |
| Free Egyptian Youth (FEP) | Egypt |
Observer member |
| Jeunesse Haraki |  Morocco |
Observer member |
| Rassemblement es Jeunes Republicains |  Ivory Coast |
Full member |
| Young Independents of Ghana (YIG) |  Ghana |
Observer member |
| Progressive Youth Movement | Ghana |
Candidate member |
| Youth & Future Association (AJA) | Morocco |
Full member |
Americas
| Organization | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alianza Joven |  Mexico |
Candidate member |
| Juventud Liberal Radical Auténtica |  Paraguay |
Full member |
| Juventud Liberal de Honduras |  Honduras |
Full member |
| Juventud Libertaria |  Costa Rica |
Full member |
| Political Institute for Freedom (Instituto Politico para la Libertad) |  Peru |
Full member |
| Unión Colombiana de Jóvenes Demócratas |  Colombia |
Full member |
| Vente Joven |  Venezuela |
Candidate member |
| Young Democrats of America (YDA) | United States |
Full member |
| Young Liberals of Canada | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Full member |
Asia
| Organization | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Congress (ANC Youth) |  Armenia |
Full member |
| DALGA Youth Movement |  Azerbaijan |
Full member |
| Free Thought Forum (FTF) |  Jordan |
Candidate member |
| Future Youth |  Lebanon |
Full member |
| Institute for Democracy and Leadership |  Sri Lanka |
Full member |
| National Liberal Party Youth | Lebanon |
Full member |
| Youth Initiative |  Nepal |
Full member |
| Young Republicans |  Georgia |
Full member |
Europe
| Organization | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 3H Movement |  Turkey |
Full member |
| Centre Party Youth (Centerpartiets ungdomsförbund, CUF) | Sweden |
Full member |
| Civil Forum (Gramadyanski Forum) |  Belarus |
Full member |
| Croatian People's Party Youth (Mladi Hrvatske Narodne Stranke, CPPY) |  Croatia |
Full member |
| Estonian Centre Party Youth (Eesti Keskerakonna Noortekogu, YAECP) |  Estonia |
Full member |
| European Youth of Ukraine (EYU, EuroYouthUA) | Ukraine |
Full member |
| Finnish Centre Youth (Suomen Keskustanuoret, FCY) |  Finland |
Full member |
| Gibraltar Liberal Youth (GLY) |  Gibraltar |
Full member |
| Youth VLD (Jong VLD) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
Full member |
| Istrian Democratic Youth | Croatia |
Full member |
| Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya (Young Nationalists of Catalonia, JNC) | Catalonia |
Full member |
| JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS (JUNOS – Junge liberale NEOS) |  Austria |
Full member |
| Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine (LDLU) | Ukraine |
Full member |
| Liberal Democratic Youth of Macedonia (Liberalno-Demokratska Mladina Macedonia, LiDeM) |  North Macedonia |
Full member |
| Young Liberals |  United Kingdom |
Full member |
| Liberal Youth of Moldova |  Moldova |
Full member |
| Liberal Youth of Sweden (Liberala ungdomsförbundet, LUF) | Sweden |
Full member |
| Lithuanian Liberal Youth (Lietuvos Liberalus Jaunimas, LLJ) |  Lithuania |
Full member |
| Mladejko dvijeni za prav i svobodi (YMRF) |  Bulgaria |
Full member |
| Norwegian Liberal Students (Norges Liberale Studentforbund, NLSF) |  Norway |
Full member |
| Nowoczesna Youth |  Poland |
Associate member |
| Projekt:Polska | Poland |
Full member |
| Tineretul Aliantei Liberalilor Si Democratilor (TLDE) |  Romania |
Full member |
| Social Liberal Youth of Denmark (Radikal Ungdom, RU) |  Denmark |
Full member |
| Swedish Youth (Svensk Ungdom, SU) | Finland |
Full member |
| Vesna |  Russia |
Associate member |
| Young Democrats (Jonge Democraten, JD) | Netherlands |
Full member |
| Young Liberal Democracy (Mladi Liberalna Demokracija, MLD) |  Slovenia |
Full member |
| Young Liberals (Junge Liberale, JuLis) | Germany |
Full member |
| Young Liberals (Switzerland) (Jungfreisinnige Schweiz, JFS / Jeunes Libéraux Radicaux Suisses, JLRS) |  Switzerland |
Full member |
| Young Liberals of Andorra (Joventut Liberal d'Andorra, LDRS) |  Andorra |
Full member |
| Young Liberals of Montenegro |  Montenegro |
Full member |
| Young Liberals of Norway (Norges Unge Venstre, NUV) | Norway |
Full member |
| Young Radicals (Jeunes Radicaux, JR) |  France |
Full member |
| Youth Forum of Nasha Stranka |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Full member |
| Youth of the Left (Venstres Ungdom, VU) | Denmark |
Full member |
| Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy (Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid en Democratie, JOVD) | Netherlands |
Full member |
Oceania
No national member organizations at the moment.
See also
- Liberalism
- Liberal International
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- LYMEC, the European Liberal Youth, related to the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
References
- "Document Centre: IFLRY Statutes November 2010" Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. International Federation of Liberal Youth. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- "Full Members" Archived 2014-05-25 at the Wayback Machine, Liberal International. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
- "Member Organisations" Archived 2014-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, European Youth Forum. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
- "IFLRY in the ECOSOC database" Archived 2016-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, ECOSOC. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
- "Admitted NGO", UNFCC. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
- "Our History", IFLRY. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
- "Our Structure", iflry.org. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
- , iflry.org. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
- "Our Programmes", iflry.org. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
External links
- International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) official site
- European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) official site