International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations
| Abbreviation | ICMYO |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2004[1] |
Region | International |
| Membership | 30 |
| Website | icmyo |
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:
- The organization is aimed 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 to achieve full partnerships between youth organisations and relevant stakeholders.
- The main objectives of ICMYO are:
- 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
| Region | Organisation name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | Pan African Youth Union | PYU |
| Europe | European Youth Forum | YFJ |
| Asia | Asian-Pacific Students and Youth Association | ASA |
| Asia | Asian Youth Council | AYC |
| Latin America | Latin American Youth Forum | FLAJ |
| Pacific | Pacific Youth Council | PYC |
| Caribbean | Caribbean Federation of Youth | CFY |
See also
References
- ^ "8th ICMYO Meeting insights from Alex Surace - Global Young Greens". 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Youth Participation". Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
- ^ "ICMYO renews network, sets themes for 2013/14 & appoints new Task Force | ICMYO". Retrieved 2013-09-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Africa YMCA is under construction". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2013-09-30.