International Federation of Liberal Youth

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International Federation of Liberal Youth
President	Paola Silva
Secretary General	Bart Woord
Founded	1979
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Mother party	None
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.

IFLRY continues the tradition of two predecessors. The first was the World Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth (WFLRY), founded in 1947. WFLRY was also a global organization but most members were active 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, and EFLRY renamed itself IFLRY, the International Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth. In 2001 the organization was renamed into IFLRY - International Federation of Liberal Youth.

Full members status is held to the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union areas and works closely with both these bodies.

Currently the presidency of IFLRY is held by Paola Silva of UCJD-Colombia. The rest of the Bureau includes Bart Woord JD Netherlands, Secretary General, Chris Gallaway YDA USA, Treasurer, and four vice-presidents: Jan Argy Tolentino from KALIPI Philippines, Jelena Spasovic of Serbia,Frederik Ferié from JULIS Germany, and Anihassata Camara from FAL Cote d'Ivoire.

Contents 1 Structure 2 Member organizations 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Structure

IFLRY's highest body is the General Assembly, which meets at least every second 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 London.

[edit] Member organizations

Organization	Country	Status
Azerbaijan Liberal Youth Association	Azerbaijan	2Candidate member
Centre Party Students (Keskustan Opiskelijaliitto, KOL)	Finland	1Full member
Centre Party Youth (Suomen Keskustanuoret, FCY)	Finland	1Full member
Centre Party Youth (Centerpartiets ungdomsförbund, CUF)	Sweden	1Full member
Circulo Liberal	Uruguay	2Candidate member
Civic Youth Alliance	Serbia	1Full member
Civil Forum (Gramadyanski Forum)	Belarus	1Full member
Coalicion Juvenil Martiana	Cuba	3Observer
Croatian People's Party Youth (Mladi Hrvatske Narodne Stranke, CPPY)	Croatia	1Full member
Democratic Alliance Youth	South Africa	2Candidate member
DPP-Youth	Republic of China	3Observer
Estonian Centre Party Youth (Eesti Keskerakonna Noortekogu, YAECP)	Estonia	1Full member
Federation of Liberal Students (Federation des Etudiants Liberaux, FEL)	Belgium	2Full member
Federazione dei Giovani Liberali (FdGLI)	Italy	1Full member
Femme Actuelle Liberale	Côte d'Ivoire	2Candidate member
Ghanese Liberal Student Association	Ghana	2Candidate member
Gibraltar Liberal Youth (GLY)	Gibraltar	1Full member
Independence Youth Union	Palestine	3Observer
Institute for Democracy and Leadership	Sri Lanka	2Candidate member
JuLis Austria	Austria	1Full member
Juventud Liberal Radical Auténtica	Paraguay	1Full member
Juventud Liberal de Honduras	Honduras	1Full member
Juventud Libertaria	Costa Rica	2Candidate member
Kabataang Liberal ng Pilipinas	Philippines	1Full member
Klubs LC	Latvia	2Candidate member
Liberal Center Youth	Lithuania	1Full member
Liberal Democrat Youth and Students (LDYS)	United Kingdom	1Full member
Liberal Democratic Youth of Macedonia (Liberalno-Demokratska Mladina Macedonia, LiDeM)	Republic of Macedonia	1Full member
Liberal Flemish Student League (Liberaal Vlaams Studentenverbond, LVSV)	Belgium	1Full member
Liberal Social Movement (Movimento Liberal Social, MLS)	Portugal	3Observer
Liberal Student Clubs (Cluburile Studentesti Liberale)	Romania	1Full member
Liberal Students Association (Bundesverband Liberaler Hochschulgruppen, LHG)	Germany	1Full member
Liberal Youth Assembly of the National Movement of Simeon the Second (LYA)	Bulgaria	1Full member
Liberal Youth Association	Turkey	2Candidate member
Liberal Youth of Sweden (Liberala ungdomsförbundet, LUF)	Sweden	1Full member
Liberal Youth of the XXI Century (Juventudes Liberales del Siglo XXI, JJLL)	Spain	1Full member
Liberalet e Rinj te Kosoves	Serbia	1Full member
Lithuanian Liberal Youth (Lietuvos Liberalus Jaunimas, LLJ)	Lithuania	1Full member
Mladejko dvijeni za prav i svobodi (YMRF)	Bulgaria	1Full member
Mladi Liberali	Slovakia	2Candidate member
National Liberal Youth (Tineretul National Liberal, TNL)	Romania	1Full member
New Generation	Hungary	1Full member
Norwegian Liberal Studentsd (Norges Liberale Studentforbun, NLSF)	Norway	1Full member
PFL Jovem	Brazil	1Full member
Political Institute for Freedom (Instituto Politico para la Libertad)	Peru	2Candidate member
Radical Democratic Youth Federation (RDYF)	Bulgaria	1Full member
Radical Youth of 1994 (Radikal Ungdom af 1994, RU)	Denmark	1Full member
Rassemblement des Jeunes	Côte d'Ivoire	1Full member
Rina Liberal Demokrate	Albania	1Full member
Samband Ungra Framsøknarmanna	Iceland	1Full member
Shinui	Israel	1Full member
South African Liberal Students' Association	South Africa	1Full member
Swedish Youth (Svensk Ungdom, SU)	Finland	1Full member
Taiwan Youth Democratic Union	Republic of China	2Candidate member
Unión Colombiana de Jóvenes Demócratas	Colombia	1Full member
Union des Jeunesses Travaillistes et Libérales	Senegal	1Full member
Venstres Ungdom	Denmark	1Full member
Yabloko Youth	Russia	3Observer
Young Australian Democrats	Australia	3Observer
Young Centre (Stowarzyszenie Mlode Centrum, MC)	Poland	1Full member
Young Democrats (Jonge Democraten, JD)	Netherlands	1Full member
Young Democrats of America (YDA)	United States	1Full member
Young Democrats of Singapore	Singapore	1Full member
Young Liberal Democrats (Mladi Liberalna Demokracija, MLD)	Slovenia	1Full member
Young Liberals (Junge Liberale, JuLis)	Germany	1Full member
Young Liberals of Andorra (Joventut Liberal d'Andorra, LDRS)	Andorra	2Candidate member
Young Liberals of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mladi Liberali Bosne i Hercegovine, MLBiH)	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1Full member
Young Liberals of Canada	Canada	1Full member
Young Liberals of Norway (Norges Unge Venstre, NUV)	Norway	1Full member
Young Liberals of Serbia	Serbia	1Full member
Young Nationalists of Catalonia (Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya, JNC)	Spain	1Full member
Young Progressive Democrats (YPDs)	Ireland	2Candidate member
Young Radicals of the Left (Jeunes Radicaux de Gauche, JRG)	France	1Full member
Young Republicans	Georgia	2Candidate member
Young Spirit (Jong Spirit)	Belgium	1Full member
Young Liberals (Switzerland) (Jungfreisinnige Schweiz, JFS)	Switzerland	1Full member
Young VLD (Jong VLD)	Belgium	1Full member
Youth Initiative	Nepal	1Full member
Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy (Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid en Democratie, JOVD)	Netherlands	1Full member

[edit] See also

• LYMEC, the European Liberal Youth, related to the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
• Liberalism
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties

[edit] External links

• International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) official site
• European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) official site