International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations

International Coordination Meeting
of Youth Organisations
Information
Established2004 [1]
Members30
RegionInternational
AbbreviationICMYO (pronounced ick-me-oh)
Web Addresswww.icmyo.org

The International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations (ICMYO) is an international network for the world's largest youth movements and regional youth platforms. It was founded officially in 2004, and further strengthened in 2013.[2] The network claims to:

Aims to unite and represent the diverse voices of youth-led organisations globally, by providing a platform for coordination and cooperation in order to have a stronger influence on global youth policy processes and achieve full partnerships between youth organisations and relevant stakeholders.
The main objectives of ICMYO are to strengthen:
- To represent the diverse voices of youth-led organisations globally
- Cooperation among youth-led organisations at regional and global levels
- Coordination of political inputs to global youth policy[3]

Currently the network meets once a year in an annual meeting which is organised by a task force elected the year before by the members.[4]

Members

There are two types of full member and two types of associate membership (there are no associate members at the moment).

Regional Youth Platforms

RegionOrganisation nameAbbreviationNumber in millions
AfricaPan African Youth UnionPYU??
EuropeEuropean Youth ForumYFJ96
AsiaAsian-Pacific Students and Youth AssociationASA??
AsiaAsian Youth CouncilAYC??
Latin AmericaLatin American Youth ForumFLAJ??
PacificPacific Youth CouncilPYC??
CaribbeanCaribbean Federation of YouthCFY??

International Non-Governmental Youth Organisations

Name Acronym Number of members in millions –
AIESEC AIESEC 0.1
Community of Portugues Speaking Peoples Youth Forum CPLPYF ??
Espacio Iberoamericano de Juventud EIJ ??
International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements FIMCAP ??
Global Young Greens GYG ??
International Trade Union Confederation ITUC ??
International Federation of Liberal Youth IFLRY ??
International Falcon Movement – Socialist Educational International IFM-SEI 1
International Federation of Medical Students' Associations IFMSA 1.3
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC ??
International Movement of Catholic Students (Pax Romana) IMCS ??
International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation IPSF 0.35
International Union of Socialist Youth IUSY ??
International Young Catholic Students IYCS ??
International Movement of Catholic Rural and Agricultural Youth MIJARC ??
International Young Democrat Union IYDU ??
International Movement of Catholic Rural and Agricultural Youth MIJARC ??
World Student Christian Federation WSCF ??
World Federation of Democratic Youth WFDY c.100
World Federation of the Deaf - Youth Section WFDYS c.10
World Esperanto Youth Organization TEJO ??
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts WAGGGS 10
World Organisation of the Scout Movement WOSM 38
World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations YMCA 58
World Alliance of Young Women's Christian Association YWCA 2

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.globalyounggreens.org/wp/2012/09/24/8th-icmyo-meeting-reportback-and-insights-from-alex-surace/
  2. ↑ http://www.youthpolicy.org/participation/structures/icmyo-network/
  3. ↑ http://icmyo2.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/icmyo-members-renew-network-and-appoint-new-task-force/
  4. ↑ http://www.africaymca.org/top-news-stories/item/1555-youth-organisations-icmyo-starts-preparations-for-this-year%E2%80%99s-annual-meeting-in-new-york-city


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