International Federation of Liberal Youth

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International Federation of Liberal Youth
President Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bram Roodhart (JOVD)
Secretary General Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tirza Drent (JD)
Treasurer Flag of the United States.svg Sam Hudis (YDA)
Founded1979
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
International affiliation Liberal International [1]
European affiliation European Youth Forum
Website iflry.org

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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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 2024–2025

Source: [8]

Regional board members

Programmes

A major part of the activities within IFLRY are organized through various programmes. These are the current IFLRY programmes: [9]

Leadership of IFLRY

Presidents

 

Secretaries General

 

Treasurers

Member organizations

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Member organizations of IFLRY by country
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Regional organizations

OrganizationRegion
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 for Freedom (ALYF) Africa
Liberal Youth of Latin America and the Caribbean (JULAC) Latin America

National organizations

Africa

OrganizationCountryStatus
Youth wing of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Full member
Youth for the Progress of Madagascar (MFM)Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Candidate member
Forum for Democratic Devolution (FDD)Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Candidate member
Young people for Change (YFC)Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Full member
CUF Youth Wing (JUVICUF)Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Observer member
Egyptian Centre for Public Policy Studies Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Full member
Free Egyptian Youth (FEP)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Observer member
Jeunesse Haraki Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Observer member
Rassemblement es Jeunes Republicains Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Full member
Young Independents of Ghana (YIG)Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Observer member
Progressive Youth Movement Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Candidate member
Youth & Future Association (AJA)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Full member

Americas

OrganizationCountryStatus
Juventud Evópoli [10] Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Full member
Juventud Liberal Radical Auténtica Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Full member
Juventud liberal de Guatemala Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Full member
Juventud Liberal de Honduras Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Full member
Mouvement de jeunesse pour Hati Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Full member
Jamaican youth for change Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Full member
Juventud Libertaria Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Full member
Political Institute for Freedom (Instituto Politico para la Libertad)Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Full member
Unión Colombiana de Jóvenes Demócratas Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Full member
Vente Joven Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Candidate member
Young Democrats of America (YDA)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Full member
Young Liberals of Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Full member

Asia

OrganizationCountryStatus
Free Thought Forum (FTF)Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Candidate member
Future Youth Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Full member
Institute for Democracy and Leadership Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Full member
National Liberal Party Youth Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Full member
Youth Initiative Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Full member

Europe

OrganizationCountryStatus
Youth Congress (ANC Youth) Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Full member
DALGA Youth Movement Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Full member
3H Movement Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Full member
Centre Party Youth (Centerpartiets ungdomsförbund, CUF)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Full member
Civil Forum (Gramadyanski Forum)Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Full member
Youth Bloc (Moladzevy Blok)Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Associate member
Croatian People's Party Youth (Mladi Hrvatske Narodne Stranke, CPPY)Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Full member
Estonian Centre Party Youth (Eesti Keskerakonna Noortekogu, YAECP)Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Full member
European Youth of Ukraine (EYU, EuroYouthUA)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Full member
Finnish Centre Youth (Suomen Keskustanuoret, FCY)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Full member
Young Republicans Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Full member
Gibraltar Liberal Youth (GLY)Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Full member
Youth VLD (Jong VLD)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Full member
Istrian Democratic Youth Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Full member
Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya (Young Nationalists of Catalonia, JNC)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Full member
JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS (JUNOS – Junge liberale NEOS)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Full member
Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine (LDLU)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Full member
Liberal Democratic Youth of Macedonia (Liberalno-Demokratska Mladina Macedonia, LiDeM)Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Full member
Young Liberals Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Full member
Liberal Youth of Moldova Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Full member
Liberal Youth of Sweden (Liberala ungdomsförbundet, LUF)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Full member
Lithuanian Liberal Youth (Lietuvos Liberalus Jaunimas, LLJ)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Full member
Mladejko dvijeni za prav i svobodi (YMRF)Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Full member
Liberal Students of Norway (Norges Liberale Studentforbund, NLSF)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Full member
Nowoczesna Youth Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Associate member
Projekt:Polska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Full member
Tineretul Aliantei Liberalilor Si Democratilor (TLDE) Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Full member
USR Tineret Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Full member
Social Liberal Youth of Denmark (Radikal Ungdom, RU)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Full member
Swedish Youth (Svensk Ungdom, SU)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Full member
Vesna Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Full member
Young Democrats (Jonge Democraten, JD)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Full member
Young Liberal Democracy (Mladi Liberalna Demokracija, MLD)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Full member
Young Liberals (Junge Liberale, JuLis)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Full member
Young Liberals (Switzerland) (Jungfreisinnige Schweiz, JFS / Jeunes Libéraux Radicaux Suisses, JLRS)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Full member
Young Liberals of Andorra (Joventut Liberal d'Andorra, LDRS)Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Full member
Young Liberals of Montenegro Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Full member
Young Liberals of Norway (Norges Unge Venstre, NUV)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Full member
Young Radicals (Jeunes Radicaux, JR)Flag of France.svg  France Full member
Youth Forum of Nasha Stranka Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Full member
Youth of the Left (Venstres Ungdom, VU)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Full member
Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy (Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid en Democratie, JOVD)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Full member

Oceania

No national member organizations at the moment.

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