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International Federation of Liberal Youth

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International Federation of Liberal Youth
PresidentLebanon Hania Knio (FY)
Secretary GeneralNetherlands Tirza Drent (JD)
TreasurerUnited Kingdom Kai Pischke (YL)
Founded1979
HeadquartersSchönhauser Allee 141 10437 Berlin, Germany
International affiliationLiberal International[1]
European affiliationEuropean Youth Forum
Websiteiflry.org
Members of the IFLRY Bureau in Taipei, Taiwan, 2026. Front row (left to right): Amparito Sanders, Hania Knio , Kai Pischke , and Julie Ruby. Back row (left to right): Danyil Khokhlovych, Marie Anézi Djie, and Tirza Drent.

The International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) is a political 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 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

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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 recognised as the founding congress of IFLRY.[6]

In 2001, the organization was renamed into IFLRY – International Federation of Liberal Youth.

Structure

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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, the President, Secretary general, and Treasurer are elected every two years. vice presidents yearly, The IFLRY Bureau appoints an Executive Director who runs the IFLRY secretariat in Berlin.[7]

Bureau 2026-2027

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Source:[8]

  • Hania Knio (FY, Lebanon), President
  • Tirza Drent (JD, Netherlands), Secretary General
  • Kai Pischke (YL, United Kingdom), Treasurer
  • Julie Ruby (RU, Denmark), Vice President
  • Danyil Khokhlovych (JD, Netherlands / Ukraine)[Notes 1] Vice President
  • Amparito Sanders (JOVD, Netherlands)Vice President
  • Marie Anézi Djie (OJLCI, Ivory Coast) Vice President

Regional board members

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  • Martina Barrés Sabartés (LYMEC, Europe, JNC,Catalonia) [9]
  • Michelle wu (CALD Youth, Asia, DPP Taiwan)
  • Idriss Ouattara (ALYF, Africa, OJLCI, Ivory Coast)
  • Juanma Redolfi (JULAC, Latin America, GJFL Argentina)

Programmes

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A major part of the activities within IFLRY are organized through various programmes. These are the current IFLRY programmes:[10]

  • Eastern Europe
  • Caucasus
  • Climate Change
  • Gender Equality
  • Free Trade
  • Human Rights
  • Latin America
  • Pool of Trainers
  • Libel

other

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Neha Rani, Executive Director

vacant, Ombudsman

Sven Gerst (JuLis West Germany) Member of the advisory council

Andrea Ugrinoska (Libintern North Macedonia) Member of the advisory council

Michel Nentwig (JuLis West Germany) Member of the advisory council

Leadership of IFLRY

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Presidents

  

Secretaries General

  

Treasurers

Regional organizations

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Organization Region
European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) Europe
Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD Youth) Asia
Arab Youth Union for Freedom and Democracy (AYUFD) West Asia and North Africa
Africa Liberal Youth for Freedom (ALYF) Africa
Liberal Youth of Latin America and the Caribbean (JULAC) Latin America

National organizations

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Africa

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Organization Country Status
Youth wing of Orange Democratic Movement,(ODM)  Kenya Associate member
Youth for the Progress of Madagascar (MFM)  Madagascar Candidate member
Freedom and Citizenship Association (FDD)  Mauritania Associate member
Alliance for Change and Transparency Youth (ACT)  Tanzania Associate member
Pajoma Youth Iniaitive (PYI)  Tanzania Associate member
Egyptian Youth Council  Egypt Full member
El Adl Youth secretariat (justice party)  Egypt Full member
Jeunesse Haraki  Morocco Associate member
Rassemblement es Jeunes Republicains (RHDP)  Ivory Coast Full member
JALIDE  Ivory Coast Associate member
Organisation des Jeunes Libéraux (OJLC)  Ivory Coast Full member
Young Liberals of Ghana (YIG)  Ghana Full member
Progressive Youth Movement  Ghana Full member
BNJ/MoDel  Guinea Associate member
Youth & Future Association (AJA)  Morocco Full member
Mouvements Républicain (CLE)  Congo-Brazzavile Associate member

Americas

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Organization Country Status
Juventud Evópoli[13]  Chile Associate member
Juventud Liberal Radical Auténtica  Paraguay Full member
Political Institute for Freedom (Instituto Politico para la Libertad)  Peru Full member
Groupo Joven Fundación Libertad  Argentina Associate member
Vente Joven (Vente Venezuela)  Venezuela Associate member
Young Democrats of America (Democratic Party)  United States Full member
Center for New Liberalism  United States (global) Observer member
Horizonte Joven (CESCOS)  Uruguay Associate member
Young Liberals of Canada (Liberal Party of Canada)  Canada Full member
AVANZA Nicaragua  Nicaragua Associate member
DA '91 jongerenforum

(Democratic alternative '91)

  Suriname Observer member

Asia

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Organization Country Status
Free Thought Forum (FTF)  Jordan Full member
Youth Initiative    Nepal Full member
Young Yesh Atid (YYA,

Together)

  Israel Full member
Future Youth  Lebanon Full member
Liberal Youth (Liberal Party)  Philippines Observer member
Kilos ko Youth  Philippines Associate member
Liberal youth movement  Sri Lanka Associate member
DPP Youth Sector

(Democratic Progressive Party)

  Taiwan Observer member

Europe

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Organization Country Status
Youth Congress (ANC Youth)  Armenia Full member
3H Movement  Turkey Full member
Centre Party Youth (Centerpartiets ungdomsförbund, CUF,Centerpartiet)  Sweden Full member
Civil Forum (Gramadyanski Forum)  Belarus Full member
Youth Bloc (Moladzevy Blok)  Belarus Associate member
Youth for Change

(We Continue the change)

  Bulgaria Associate member
Euzko Gaztedi (EAJ/PNV)  Spain Associate member
Young Estonia 200 (Noor Esti 200,Esti 200)  Estonia Associate member
Croatian People's Party Youth (Mladi Hrvatske Narodne Stranke, CPPY, HNS)  Croatia Full member
European Youth of Ukraine (EYU, EuroYouthUA)  Ukraine Full member
Finnish Centre Youth (Suomen Keskustanuoret, FCY, Kekusta)  Finland Full member
Gibraltar Liberal Youth (GLY)  Gibraltar Full member
Young Liberals (Belgium) (Jong Liberale, Open VLD)  Belgium Associate member
Federation des Etudiants Liberaux  Belgium Full member
Istrian Democratic Youth  Croatia Full member
Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya (Young Nationalists of Catalonia, JNC, JUNTS)  Spain Full member
JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS (JUNOS – Junge liberale NEOS)  Austria Full member
Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine (LDLU)  Ukraine Full member
Liberal Democratic Youth of Macedonia (Liberalno-Demokratska Mladina Macedonia, LiDeM)  North Macedonia Full member
Young Liberals (Liberal Democrats)  United Kingdom Full member
Liberal Youth of Sweden (Liberala ungdomsförbundet, LUF, Liberals)  Sweden Full member
Lithuanian Liberal Youth (Lietuvos Liberalus Jaunimas, LLJ)  Lithuania Full member
Mladejko dvijeni za prav i svobodi (YMRF)  Bulgaria Full member
Liberal Students of Norway (Norges Liberale Studentforbund, NLSF, Venstre)  Norway Full member
Nowoczesna Youth (nowoczensa)  Poland Full member
USR Tineret (USR)  Romania Full member
Social Liberal Youth of Denmark (Radikal Ungdom, RU, Radikale Venstre)  Denmark Full member
Swedish Youth (Svensk Ungdom, SU, SPF)  Finland Full member
Vesna  Russia Full member
Young Democrats (Jonge Democraten, JD, D66)  Netherlands Full member
Young Liberals (Junge Liberale, JuLis, Freie Demokraten Partei)  Germany Full member
Federal Association of Liberal Students Groups (Germany) (Liberale Hochschulgruppen, Frei Demokranten Partei )  Germany Observer member
Young Liberals (Switzerland) (Jungfreisinnige Schweiz, JFS / Jeunes Libéraux Radicaux Suisses, JLRS, FDP. The Liberals)   Switzerland Full member
Young Green liberals

(Junge Grünliberale Schweiz, JGL / Jeunes Vert'libéraux Suiss, JVS / Giovanni Verdi LIberali, GVL, Grünliberale Partei der Schweiz, GLP)

   Switzerland Associate member
Young Liberals of Andorra (Joventut Liberal d'Andorra, LDRS)  Andorra Full member
Young Liberals of Montenegro  Montenegro Full member
Young Liberals of Norway (Norges Unge Venstre, NUV Venstre)  Norway Full member
Young Radicals (Jeunes Radicaux,Parti Radical)  France Full member
Youth Forum of Nasa Stranka (Nasa Stranka)  Bosnia and Herzegovina Full member
Youth of the Left (Venstres Ungdom, Venstre)  Denmark Full member
Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy (Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid en Democratie, JOVD, VVD)  Netherlands Full member

Oceania

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Organization Country status
Young ACT

(Rōpū ACT)

 New Zealand Aotearoa Associate member

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Danyil Khokhlovych was also nominated by Liberal democratic league of Ukraine & European youth of Ukraine, he is a member of JD
  2. ↑ Resigned after the 53rd general assembly in Abidjan, Tirza Drent was elected to replace her

References

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  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. ↑ https://wiki.iflry.com/doku.php?id=public:bodies:bureau , wiki.iflry.com. Retrieved on 9 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "About Us". LYMEC. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Our Programmes", iflry.org. Retrieved on 16 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Bram Roodhart was expelled from VVD due to personal comments prior to his term ending
  12. ↑ Valentine Martin a Colombian woman was nominated by Instituto Politico Pro libertad as an outside candidate
  13. ↑ "Juventud Evópoli se incorpora a la Federación Liberal Internacional". 26 November 2018.
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