International Federation of Liberal & Radical 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 affilliated 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.
Currently the presidency of IFLRY is held by Jacob Rasmussen of Denmark. The rest of the Bureau includes Bart Woord, Secretary General, and five vice-presidents: Frederik Ferié from Germany, Marc-André Gendron from Canada, Frosina Kostovska from Macedonia, Paola Silva from Colombia and Tafsir Thioye from Senegal.
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 and three to five 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 Brussels, Belgium.
See also
- LYMEC, the European Liberal Youth, related to the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
- Liberalism
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
External links
- [International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY)] official site
- [United 4 Belarus Campaign] British campaign website (run by LDYS in the United Kingdom) raising attention to the political situation in Belarus, Europe's last dictatorship, and calling for free and fair elections.
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