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International Federation of Liberal Youth

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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.

International Federation of Liberal Youth
PresidentNetherlands Bram Roodhart (JOVD)
Secretary GeneralNetherlands Tirza Drent (JD)
TreasurerUnited States Sam Hudis (YDA)
Founded1979
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
International affiliationLiberal International[1]
European affiliationEuropean Youth Forum
Websiteiflry.org

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

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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

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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

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Source:[8]

  • Bram Roodhart (JOVD,  ), President
  • Tirza Drent (JD,  ), Secretary General
  • Sam Hudis (YDA,  ), Treasurer
  • Aliona Dobryden (EYU,  ), Vice President
  • Arne Nelson (YDA,  ), Vice President
  • Hania Knio (FY,  ), Vice President
  • Kai Pischke (YL,  ), Vice President

Regional board members

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Programmes

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

  • 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

 

Secretaries General

 

Treasurers

Member organizations

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Member organizations of IFLRY by country
  Full member
  Candidate member
  Associate member
  Observing member
Click on the map to view an enlarged version. This map shows the status of each individual country that have political youth organizations affiliated with International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY). If a country has more than one organization affiliated with IFLRY, only the higher tier will be displayed.

Regional organizations

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

National organizations

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Africa

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Organization Country Status
Youth wing of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)   Kenya 1Full member
Youth for the Progress of Madagascar (MFM)   Madagascar 1Candidate member
Forum for Democratic Devolution (FDD)   Malawi 1Candidate member
Young people for Change (YFC)   Zambia 1Full member
CUF Youth Wing (JUVICUF)   Tanzania 1Observer member
Egyptian Centre for Public Policy Studies   Egypt 1Full member
Free Egyptian Youth (FEP)   Egypt 1Observer member
Jeunesse Haraki   Morocco 1Observer member
Rassemblement es Jeunes Republicains   Ivory Coast 1Full member
Young Independents of Ghana (YIG)   Ghana 1Observer member
Progressive Youth Movement   Ghana 2Candidate member
Youth & Future Association (AJA)   Morocco 1Full member

Americas

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Organization Country Status
Juventud Evópoli[10]   Chile 1Full member
Juventud Liberal Radical Auténtica   Paraguay 1Full member
Juventud liberal de Guatemala   Guatemala 1Full member
Juventud Liberal de Honduras   Honduras 1Full member
Mouvement de jeunesse pour Hati   Haiti 1Full member
Jamaican youth for change   Jamaica 1Full member
Juventud Libertaria   Costa Rica 1Full member
Political Institute for Freedom (Instituto Politico para la Libertad)   Peru 2Full member
Unión Colombiana de Jóvenes Demócratas   Colombia 1Full member
Vente Joven   Venezuela 2Candidate member
Young Democrats of America (YDA)   United States 1Full member
Young Liberals of Canada   Canada 1Full member

Asia

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Organization Country Status
Free Thought Forum (FTF)   Jordan 1Candidate member
Future Youth   Lebanon 1Full member
Institute for Democracy and Leadership   Sri Lanka 2Full member
National Liberal Party Youth   Lebanon 2Full member
Youth Initiative     Nepal 1Full member

Europe

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Organization Country Status
Youth Congress (ANC Youth)   Armenia 1Full member
DALGA Youth Movement   Azerbaijan 1Full member
3H Movement   Turkey 1Full member
Centre Party Youth (Centerpartiets ungdomsförbund, CUF)   Sweden 1Full member
Civil Forum (Gramadyanski Forum)   Belarus 1Full member
Youth Bloc (Moladzevy Blok)   Belarus 1Associate member
Croatian People's Party Youth (Mladi Hrvatske Narodne Stranke, CPPY)   Croatia 1Full member
Estonian Centre Party Youth (Eesti Keskerakonna Noortekogu, YAECP)   Estonia 1Full member
European Youth of Ukraine (EYU, EuroYouthUA)   Ukraine 1Full member
Finnish Centre Youth (Suomen Keskustanuoret, FCY)   Finland 1Full member
Young Republicans   Georgia 1Full member
Gibraltar Liberal Youth (GLY)   Gibraltar 1Full member
Youth VLD (Jong VLD)   Belgium 1Full member
Istrian Democratic Youth   Croatia 1Full member
Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya (Young Nationalists of Catalonia, JNC)   Spain 1Full member
JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS (JUNOS – Junge liberale NEOS)   Austria 1Full member
Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine (LDLU)   Ukraine 1Full member
Liberal Democratic Youth of Macedonia (Liberalno-Demokratska Mladina Macedonia, LiDeM)   North Macedonia 1Full member
Young Liberals   United Kingdom 1Full member
Liberal Youth of Moldova   Moldova 1Full member
Liberal Youth of Sweden (Liberala ungdomsförbundet, LUF)   Sweden 1Full member
Lithuanian Liberal Youth (Lietuvos Liberalus Jaunimas, LLJ)   Lithuania 1Full member
Mladejko dvijeni za prav i svobodi (YMRF)   Bulgaria 1Full member
Liberal Students of Norway (Norges Liberale Studentforbund, NLSF)   Norway 1Full member
Nowoczesna Youth   Poland 1Associate member
Projekt:Polska   Poland 1Full member
Tineretul Aliantei Liberalilor Si Democratilor (TLDE)   Romania 1Full member
USR Tineret   Romania 1Full member
Social Liberal Youth of Denmark (Radikal Ungdom, RU)   Denmark 1Full member
Swedish Youth (Svensk Ungdom, SU)   Finland 1Full member
Vesna   Russia 1Full member
Young Democrats (Jonge Democraten, JD)   Netherlands 1Full member
Young Liberal Democracy (Mladi Liberalna Demokracija, MLD)   Slovenia 1Full member
Young Liberals (Junge Liberale, JuLis)   Germany 1Full member
Young Liberals (Switzerland) (Jungfreisinnige Schweiz, JFS / Jeunes Libéraux Radicaux Suisses, JLRS)    Switzerland 1Full member
Young Liberals of Andorra (Joventut Liberal d'Andorra, LDRS)   Andorra 2Full member
Young Liberals of Montenegro   Montenegro 1Full member
Young Liberals of Norway (Norges Unge Venstre, NUV)   Norway 1Full member
Young Radicals (Jeunes Radicaux, JR)   France 1Full member
Youth Forum of Nasha Stranka   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1Full member
Youth of the Left (Venstres Ungdom, VU)   Denmark 1Full member
Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy (Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid en Democratie, JOVD)   Netherlands 1Full member

Oceania

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No national member organizations at the moment.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Document Centre: IFLRY Statutes November 2010" Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. International Federation of Liberal Youth. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Full Members" Archived 2014-05-25 at the Wayback Machine, Liberal International. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Member Organisations" Archived 2014-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, European Youth Forum. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ "IFLRY in the ECOSOC database" Archived 2016-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, ECOSOC. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Admitted NGO", UNFCC. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Our History", IFLRY. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Our Structure", iflry.org. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ http://www.iflry.com/ , iflry.org. Retrieved on 29 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Our Programmes", iflry.org. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Juventud Evópoli se incorpora a la Federación Liberal Internacional". 26 November 2018.
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