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 Liberal International and 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 Thomas Leys of L². The rest of the Bureau includes Naomi Ichihara Røkkum (NUV, Norway), Secretary General; João Victor Guedes (Juventude Democratas, Brazil), Treasurer; and four vice-presidents: (YLC, Canada), Rabih Fakhreddine (Future Youth, Lebanon), Christian Peter Dragsdahl Schmidt-Sørensen (Radikal Ungdom, Denmark), Stanislav Anastassov (Youth Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Bulgaria) and regional bureau member Ivo Thijssen (LYMEC, Europe).
Structure [edit]
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 London.
Member organizations [edit]
| Organization |
Country |
Status |
| 3H Movement |
 Turkey |
1Full member |
| Azerbaijan Liberal Youth Association |
 Azerbaijan |
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 |
| Croatian People's Party Youth (Mladi Hrvatske Narodne Stranke, CPPY) |
 Croatia |
1Full member |
| Democratic Alliance Youth |
 South Africa |
2Candidate member |
| El Ghad Liberal Youth Union |
 Egypt |
2Candidate member |
| Egyptian Union of Liberal Youth (EULY) |
Egypt |
2Candidate member |
| Estonian Centre Party Youth (Eesti Keskerakonna Noortekogu, YAECP) |
 Estonia |
1Full member |
| Federation of Liberal Students (Federation des Etudiants Liberaux, FEL) |
 Belgium |
1Full member |
| Federazione dei Giovani Liberali (FdGLI) |
 Italy |
1Full member |
| Femme Actuelle Liberale |
 Ivory Coast |
2Candidate member |
| Finnish Centre Youth (Suomen Keskustanuoret, FCY) |
 Finland |
1Full member |
| Free Youth Front |
Egypt |
1Full member |
| Future Youth |
 Lebanon |
1Full member |
| Ghanese Liberal Student Association |
 Ghana |
2Candidate member |
| Gibraltar Liberal Youth (GLY) |
 Gibraltar |
1Full member |
| Institute for Democracy and Leadership |
 Sri Lanka |
2Candidate member |
| Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya (Young Nationalists of Catalonia, JNC) |
 Spain |
1Full member |
| Young Liberals Austria (Junge Liberale Österreich, JuLis) |
 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 |
| L² |
Belgium |
1Full member |
| Liberal Center Youth |
 Lithuania |
1Full member |
| Liberal Democratic Youth of Macedonia (Liberalno-Demokratska Mladina Macedonia, LiDeM) |
 Macedonia |
1Full member |
| Liberal Social Movement (Movimento Liberal Social, MLS) |
 Portugal |
3Observer |
| Liberal Student Clubs (Cluburile Studenţeşti Liberale) |
 Romania |
1Full member |
| Liberal Youth |
 United Kingdom |
1Full member |
| Liberal Youth Assembly of the National Movement of Simeon the Second (LYA) |
 Bulgaria |
1Full member |
| Liberal Youth of Sweden (Liberala ungdomsförbundet, LUF) |
Sweden |
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 Party Youth |
Lebanon |
2Candidate member |
| National Liberal Youth (Tineretul Naţional Liberal, TNL) |
Romania |
1Full member |
| Norwegian Liberal Students (Norges Liberale Studentforbund, NLSF) |
 Norway |
1Full member |
| Juventude Democratas |
 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 |
Ivory Coast |
1Full member |
| Rina Liberal Demokrate |
 Albania |
1Full member |
| Samband Ungra Framsóknarmanna |
 Iceland |
1Full member |
| Swedish Youth (Svensk Ungdom, SU) |
Finland |
1Full member |
| Unión Colombiana de Jóvenes Demócratas |
 Colombia |
1Full member |
| Union des Jeunesses Travaillistes et Libérales |
 Senegal |
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 Democracy (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 MR (Jeunes MR) |
Belgium |
2Candidate member |
| Young Radicals of the Left (Jeunes Radicaux de Gauche, JRG) |
 France |
1Full member |
| Young Republicans |
 Georgia |
2Candidate member |
| Young Liberals (Switzerland) (Jungfreisinnige Schweiz, JFS / Jeunes Libéraux Radicaux Suisses, JLRS) |
 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 |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
Thomas Leys (L²)
João Victor Guedes (Juventude Democratas)
Naomi Ichihara Røkkum (NUV)
