The World Organisation of Students and Youth (WOSY) is an international

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and

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with India as headquarters. It was founded in

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on 29 October 1985.

History

The World Organisation of Students and Youth was launched in Delhi on 29 October 1985 on the occasion of the

International Youth Year The year 1985 was proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Youth Year (IYY). It was held to focus attention on issues of concern to and relating to youth. The proclamation was signed on January 1, 1985, by United Nations Secretary Gen ...

Conference in the midst of 11,000 student delegates from fourteen countries.

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, who would become Prime Minister after successfully contesting the Indian General Election of 1996, inaugurated the organisation. Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh of the

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and Swami Ranganathananda, thirteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, participated in the inaugural conference.

Objectives

*International understanding and co-operation with the approach of "World is a Family" *Propagating the

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' ideals of peace and co-existence. *Bringing students and youth of the world together for the promotion of social justice and humanity. *Helping the mobility of the students and youth to enable worldwide interaction of culture, information, knowledge and wisdom. *Generating students and youth opinion and organising them for the fight against

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, religious

fanaticism Fanaticism (from the Latin adverb ''fānāticē'' ren-''fānāticus''; enthusiastic, ecstatic; raging, fanatical, furious is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or an obsessive enthusiasm. Definitions Philosopher George Santayana ...

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colonialism Colonialism is a practice or policy of control by one people or power over other people or areas, often by establishing colonies and generally with the aim of economic dominance. In the process of colonisation, colonisers may impose their relig ...

racism Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism ...

imperialism Imperialism is the state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas, often through employing hard power (economic and ...

and oppression of any sort. *Propagating

humanism Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "humani ...

and

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which, combined with a scientific outlook, may offer a viable philosophy of life for the world.

Associate organisations

* Pragyik Vidyarthi Parishad,

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

* National Students' Forum, UK *

Tibetan Youth Congress The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) is an international non-governmental organization that advocates the independence of Tibet from China. With around 30,000 members in the Tibetan diaspora, it is the largest of the pro-independence organizations of ...

, Dharmashala, India *

Tibetan National Congress The Tibetan National Congress is a Tibetan political party in exile of pro-independence ideology founded on 13 February 2013. The party maintains more radical positions than the moderate pro-independence National Democratic Party (the major part ...

, Dharmashala, India *

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, Dharmashala, India * National Forum, South Africa * Nigeria Youth and Students Organization (NYSO) Nigeria *

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) () is a right-wing all India student organisation affiliated to the Hindu nationalist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). History The ABVP, founded in 1948 with the initiative of the RSS ...

, India

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External links

* {{official, http://wosy.org, WOSY Website Youth organisations based in India Organisations based in Delhi Youth organizations established in 1985 1985 establishments in Delhi Vice-President-Kadiyala Thulasi

History

Objectives

Associate organisations

See also

References

External links