A National Youth Council is a
representative body
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government.
Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...
made up of youth organizations and young people in a particular state or nation. Many were formed after the second world war to attend the
World Festival of Youth and later the
World Assembly of Youth
The World Assembly of Youth (WAY); French: ''Assemblée Mondiale de la Jeunesse'', Spanish: ''Asamblea Mundial de la Juventud'' is the international coordinating body of national youth councils and national youth organisations. The full members ...
.
Many National Youth Councils receive funding from the government in which they operate and are affiliated to a regional federation:
*Europe:
European Youth Forum
The European Youth Forum (from french: Youth Forum Jeunesse, YFJ) is an international non-profit association and serves as a platform and advocacy group of the national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organisations in Euro ...
(YFJ)
*Africa:
Panafrican Youth Union (PAYU)
*Latin America:
Foro Latin-America de Juventud (FLAJ)
Regional federations may be part of the
International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations
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. The networ ...
(ICMYO) and cooperate in the form of the
Global Cooperation Coordination Committee (GCCC).
See also
* Scouts Australia National Youth Council, the peak youth advisory body within
Scouts Australia
Scouts Australia is a trading name of The Scout Association of Australia, which is the largest scouting organisation in Australia, with an estimated 55,038 youth participants in 2021, and a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movemen ...
*
National Youth Council Singapore
The National Youth Council (NYC) is an autonomous agency under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth set up by the Government of Singapore as the national co-ordinating body for youth affairs in Singapore.
Background
The National Youth C ...
, an autonomous agency under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
References
Youth organisations based in the Republic of Ireland
{{youth-org-stub