About ICMYO
The International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations (ICMYO) is a global network that unites the world's largest youth movements and regional youth platforms. Officially established in 2004 and further strengthened in 2013, ICMYO aims to represent the diverse voices of youth-led organizations worldwide, fostering coordination and cooperation to enhance their influence on global youth policy processes and to establish full partnerships with relevant stakeholders.
Objectives
- Represent the diverse voices of youth-led organizations globally.
- Facilitate cooperation among youth-led organizations at regional and global levels.
- Coordinate political inputs to global youth policy.
Membership
ICMYO comprises various regional youth platforms and international non-governmental youth organizations, including:
Regional Youth Platforms
- Pan African Youth Union (PYU)
- European Youth Forum (YFJ)
- Asian-Pacific Students and Youth Association (ASA)
- Asian Youth Council (AYC)
- Latin American Youth Forum (FLAJ)
- Pacific Youth Council (PYC)
- Caribbean Federation of Youth (CFY)
International Non-Governmental Youth Organisations
- AIESEC
- Community of Portuguese 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)
- International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA)
- International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- International Movement of Catholic Students (Pax Romana) (IMCS)
- International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation (IPSF)
- International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY)
- International Young Catholic Students (IYCS)
- 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)
- World Federation of the Deaf - Youth Section (WFDYS)
- World Esperanto Youth Organization (TEJO)
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
- World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
- World Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations (YMCA)
- World Alliance of Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
- World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS)
Activities
ICMYO convenes annually in a meeting organized by a task force elected by its members. These meetings serve as a platform for member organizations to coordinate their activities, share insights, and develop unified strategies to influence global youth policies effectively.