International Federation of Liberal Youth

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
President	Bram Roodhart (JOVD)
Secretary General	Tirza Drent (JD)
Treasurer	Sam Hudis (YDA)
Founded	1979
Headquarters	Berlin, Germany
International affiliation	Liberal International[1]
European affiliation	European Youth Forum
Website	iflry.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

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]

• 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

• Ioana Abaseaca (LYMEC, Europe)
• Jeremiah Tomas (CALD Youth, Asia)
• Farah Irqsusi (AYUFD, MENA-region)
• Luyolo Mphithi (ALYF, Africa)
• Juanma Redolfi (JULAC, Latin America)

Programmes

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

Presidents 2020–2022 Amanda Kanange (LUF) 2018–2020 Ahmad Al Rachwani (Future Youth) 2016–2018 Pauline Kastermans (JD) 2014–2016 Christian Scharling (RU) 2010–2014 Thomas Leys (L²) 2009–2010 Bart Woord (JD) 2007–2009 Paola Silva (UCJD) 2005–2007 Jacob Moroza-Rasmussen (VU) 2001–2005 Emil Kirjas (LiDeM) 1997–2001 Jonas Renz (JuLis) 1991–1997 Imke Roebken (JuLis) 1989–1991 Madeleine Sjöstedt (FPU) 1983–1989 Jules Maaten (JOVD) 1981–1983 Ottavio Lavaggi (FGR) 1979–1981 Lennart Rohdin (FPU)

Secretaries General 2022–2024 Valentine Martin (IPL) 2020–2022 Michel Nentwig (JuLis) 2018–2020 Sven Gerst (JuLis) 2016–2018 Tone Bjørndal (NUV) 2014–2016 Frerik Kampman (JD) 2012–2014 Naomi Ichihara Røkkum (NUV) 2010–2012 Jordi Villanueva Calvet (JNC) 2009–2010 Frederik Ferié (JuLis) 2005–2009 Bart Woord (JD) 2002–2005 Jacob Moroza-Rasmussen (VU) 2001–2002 Hini Katriina Utunen 1999–2001 Emil Kirjas (LiDeM) 1997–1999 Rolf Schmidt 1995–1997 Roman Jakic (MLD) 1993–1995 Tina Thorsell (FPU) 1991–1993 Ulla Tørnæs (DLS) 1989–1991 Andreas Gasche (JBS) 1983–1985 Jutta Rothacker 1979–1981 Graham Watson (SYL)

Treasurers 2020–2022 Justin Meyers (YDA) 2018–2020 Olha Tsurkan (LDLU) 2016–2018 Robert Landheer (JD) 2016 Danylo Korbabicz (YLC) 2014–2016 Daniel George (JuLis) 2010–2014 João Victor Guedes Neto (JDEM) 2009–2010 Jan Van Run (JOVD)

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

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

Africa

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

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

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

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

No national member organizations at the moment.

See also

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

References

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.

External links

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