The International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) is an international
liberal
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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 and the
European Youth Forum
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(
YFJ), which operates within the
Council of Europe and
European Union
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areas and works closely with both these bodies. Since 2014, IFLRY has held special consultative status to
ECOSOC
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. IFLRY also holds observer status to
UNFCCC
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and has sent delegations to
COP since
COP15
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in
Copenhagen
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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
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,
United Kingdom
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. 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
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, 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.
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.
Bureau 2022-2023
* Bram Roodhart (
JoVD, ), President
* Valentine Martin (
IPL
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, ), Secretary General
* Sam Hudis (
YDA, ), Treasurer
* Aliona Dobryden (
EYU, ), Vice President
* Rami Hafez (
FY, ), Vice President
* Abdallah Abdoh(
FTF, ), Vice President
* Benjamin Fievet (
JR, ), Vice President
Regional board members:
* Marten Porte (
LYMEC, Europe)
* Ivanpal Grewal (
CALD Youth, Asia)
* Farah Irqsusi (
AYUFD, MENA-region)
* Luyolo Mphithi (
ALY, Africa)
* Pedro Urruchurtu (Latin America)
Programmes"Our Programmes"
''iflry.org''. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
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
Member organizations
Regional organizations
National organizations
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
No national member organizations at the moment.
See also
*
Liberalism
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*
Liberal International
Liberal International (LI) is a worldwide organization of liberal political parties - a political international. It was founded in Oxford in 1947 and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties, aiming to strengthen liberalism aroun ...
*
Liberalism worldwide
This article gives information on liberalism worldwide. It is an overview of parties that adhere to some form of liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world.
Introduction
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*
List of liberal parties
This article gives information on liberalism worldwide. It is an overview of parties that adhere to some form of liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world.
Introduction
The definition of liberal party is highly deba ...
*
LYMEC, the European Liberal Youth, related to the
European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
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References
External links
International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY)official site
European Liberal Youth (LYMEC)official site
{{European Youth Forum
International liberal organizations
Liberal International
Youth wings of political parties
Youth empowerment organizations