International Union of Socialist Youth

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The International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) encompasses socialist, social democratic and Labour Party youth organizations from more than 100 states of the world. IUSY is a member of the Socialist International.

Full members status is held to the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union areas and works closely with both these bodies.

The President of IUSY is Fikile Mbalula, from the South African ANC Youth League, and the Secretary General is Yvonne O'Callaghan from the Irish Labour Youth.

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[edit] History

In 1907, the International Union of Socialist Youth Organisations had been founded in Stuttgart. Its first president was Karl Liebknecht.

After the First World War the split in the workers' movement was also a split of the youth organisations. In 1919 the International Union of Socialist Youth Organizations was reconstructed as the Communist Youth International in Berlin. Two other organisations were founded in 1921, the International Community of Socialist Youth Organisations and the Working Youth International, merged as Socialist Youth International in 1923 in Hamburg.

After the Second World War, IUSY was founded on 30 September 1946 in Paris.

[edit] Member organisations of IUSY

[edit] Africa

  • Algeria - Youth of the Front of Socialist Forces (Jeunesse du Front des Forces Socialistes)
  • Angola - Youth of MPLA (Juventude do Partido - MPLA)
  • Botswana - Botswana National Front Youth League
  • Cameroon - Social Democratic Front - Youth
  • Cape Verde - Youth of PAICV (Juventude do Partido Africano da Independencia de Cabo Verde)
  • Côte d'Ivoire - Youth of the Ivorian Popular Front (Jeunesse du Front Populaire Ivoirien)
  • Gabon - Joseph Rendjambe Youth League (Union des Jeunesses Joseph Rendjambe)
  • Gambia - Youth of the United Democratic Party
  • Mali - Youth of ADEMA/PASJ (Jeunesse ADEMA/P.A.S.J.)
  • Morocco - Ittihadia Youth (Jeunesse Ittihadia)
  • Mozambique - FRELIMO-Youth
  • Niger - Youth Organization of Taraya (Organisation de Jeunesse du Taraya)
  • Senegal - National Movement of Socialist Youth (Mouvement National des Jeunesses Socialistes)
  • South Africa - African National Congress Youth League
  • Swaziland - Swaziland Youth Congress
  • Western Sahara -UJSARIO

[edit] America

[edit] Asia

  • Bhutan - Youth Organisation of Bhutan
  • India - Rashtra Seva Dal
  • India - Yuva Janata Dal (Secular)
  • Israel - Young Guard of the Labour Party (Mishmeret Tse'irah shel Mifleget Ha'Avoda)
  • Israel - Young Meretz-Yachad (Tse'irei Meretz-Yahad)
  • Japan - Social Democratic Party of Japan - Youth Bureau
  • Japan - Young Japanese Socialists
  • Lebanon - Progressive Youth Organisation
  • Malaysia - Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth
  • Mongolia - Mongolian Democratic Socialist Youth Union
  • Nepal - Nepal Students Union
  • Nepal - Nepal Tarun Dal
  • Palestine - Fatah Youth (Shabibet Fateh)
  • Philippines - Akbayan Youth

[edit] Europe

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Observers

[edit] Associate member

[edit] IUSY presidents

[edit] IUSY Secretary generals

[edit] Current Vice-Presidents

IUSY has a number of Vice-Presidents, who serve two year terms. Those for 2006-2008 are

  • Jacinda Ardern, YL, New Zealand
  • Gladys Bandiera Pitti, J PRD, Panama
  • Kai Burmeister, JUSOS, Germany
  • Herick Campos, JSE, Spain
  • Harold Correa, J PPD, Chile
  • Sharon Erde, Young Labour, Israel
  • Jan Hamacek, MSD, Czech Republic
  • Luis Jiménez Borra, J APRA, Perú
  • Anthony Loke, DAPSY, Malaysia
  • Simona Mursec, MF, Slovenia
  • Veronica Roman Vistrain, J PRD, Mexico
  • Deborah Serra, JS FA, Uruguay
  • Anna Sjödin, SSU, Sweden
  • Ismail Sommad, Fateh Youth, Palestine
  • Peter Strauss Jørgensen, DSU, Denmark
  • Tanja Vrbat, CSDY, Croatia
  • Susanne Wodja Gnadjia, JFFP, Ivory Coast
  • Leila Hadj-Abdou, SJÖ, Austria
  • Yoav Sivan, YMY, Israel
  • Maurice Claasens, JS in de PvdA, Netherlands
  • Herick Campos, JSE, Spain
  • Ziad Nasr, PYO, Lebanon
  • Rémi Bazillier, MJS, France

In addition, the IUSY has two political officers,

  • Stefan Hvenegaard Sørensen, DSU, Denmark
  • Tamara Smilevsky, Serbia

[edit] IUSY Congresses

[edit] International Youth Meetings

The international youth meetings with up to 50,000 participants (1929 in Vienna) are an important tradition of socialist youth organisations. In 1952, IUSY reconvened this tradition with the first IUSY Camp in Vienna.

[edit] External link

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