International Union of Socialist Youth

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 Jacinda Ardern, from New Zealand Young Labour and the New Zealand Labour Party.Fact|date=April 2008

History

The International Union of Socialist Youth Organisations was founded in 1907 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.

Member organisations of IUSY

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

=America=

* Argentina - Franja Morada
* Argentina - Socialist Party Youth ("Juventud Partido Socialista")
* Argentina - Radical Youth ("Juventud Radical")
* Barbados - League of Young Socialists of the Barbados Labour Party
* Bolivia - Youth of the Revolutionary Left Movement ("Juventud del Movimiento de la Izquierda Revolucionaria")
* Bolivia - Free Bolivia Movement Youth ("Juventud Movimiento Bolivia Libre")
* Brazil - Socialist Youth-PDT ("Juventude Socialista-PDT")
* Canada - New Democratic Youth of Canada
* Chile - Youth of the Party for Democracy ("Juventud del Partido por la Democracia")
* Chile - Social Democratic Radical Youth of Chile ("Juventud Radical Socialdemócrata de Chile")
* Chile - Socialist Youth of Chile ("Juventud Socialista de Chile")
* Colombia - National Organisation of Liberal Youths ("Organización Nacional de Juventudes Liberales")
* Costa Rica - Liberationist Youth ("Juventud Liberacionista")
* Curaçao - New Antilles Movement ("Movementu Antiyas Nobo")
* Dominican Republic - Dominican Revolutionary Youth ("Juventud Revolucionaria Dominicana")
* Ecuador - Democratic Left Youth ("Juventud de Izquierda Democrática")
* Honduras - Pinuist Youth ("Juventud Pinuista")
* Jamaica - People's National Party Youth Organisation
* Mexico - Democratic Youth, PRD ("Juventud Demócrata, PRD") [http://www.prd.org.mx]
* Nicaragua - Sandinista Youth 19 July ("Juventud Sandinista 19 de Julio")
* Panama - PRD Youth Front ("Frente de la Juventud del PRD")
* Paraguay - Febrerist Revolutionary Youth ("Juventud Revolucionaria Febrerista")
* Peru - Peruvian Aprista Youth ("Juventud Aprista Peruana")
* Puerto Rico - PIP Youth ("Juventud del PIP")
* United States - Young Democratic Socialists
* Uruguay - New Space Youth ("Juventud Nuevo Espacio")
* Uruguay - Socialist Youth of Uruguay ("Juventud Socialista del Uruguay")
* Venezuela - Youth of Democratic Action ("Juventud de Acción Democrática")

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
* Kurdistan - Democratic youth union of Iranian Kurdistan "(lawan)"
* 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

Europe

* Albania - Forum Eurosocialist Youth of Albania "(Forumi i Rinisë Eurosocialiste të Shqipërisë)"
* Albania - Social Democratic Youth of Albania "(Rinisë Socialdemokrate)"
* Armenia - Armenian Youth Federation
* Austria - Socialist Youth Austria "(Sozialistische Jugend Österreichs)"
* Austria - Socialist Students of Austria "(Verband Sozialistischer StudentInnen Österreichs)"
* Azerbaijan - Social Democratic Youth Organisation of Azerbaijan
* Belarus - SDY Assembly Youth "(MSD Maladaja Hramada)"
* Belgium - Animo
* Belgium - Young Socialists Movement "(Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes)"
* Bosnia-Herzegovina - Youth Forum SDP BiH "(Forum mladih SDP BiH)"
* Bulgaria - Bulgarian Socialist Youth "(Balgarska Socialističeska Mladezhka)"
* Bulgaria - European Left Youth Alternative "(Evropejska Ljava Mladezhka Alternativa)"
* Croatia - Youth Forum SDP "(Forum mladih SDP)"
* Cyprus - Social Democratic Youth Neolea Sosialdimokraton
* Czech Republic - Young Social Democrats "(Mladí Sociální Demokraté)"
* Denmark - Social Democratic Youth of Denmark "(Danmarks Socialdemokratiske Ungdom)"
* Estonia - Social Democratic Youth (Estonia) "(Noored Sotsiaaldemokraadid)"
* Faroe Islands - Socialist Youth "(Sosialistiskt Ungmannafelag)"
* Finland - Social Democratic Students "(Sosialdemokraattiset Opiskelijat)"
* Finland - Social Democratic Youth (Finland) "(Sosialdemokraattiset Nuoret)"
* France - Young Socialists Movement "(Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes)"
* Germany - Young Socialists in the SPD ("Jusos in der SPD)"
* Germany - Socialist Youth of Germany - Falcons "(Sozialistische Jugend Deutschlands - Die Falken)"
* Great Britain - Labour Students
* Great Britain - Young Labour
* Greece - PASOK Youth "(Neolaia PASOK)"
* Greenland - Siumut Youth
* Hungary - Young Left "(Fiatal Baloldal)"
* Hungary - Social Democratic Youth League "(Szociáldemokrata Ifjúsági Mozgalom)"
* Iceland - Social Democratic Youth of Iceland "(Samband ungra jafnaðarmanna)"
* Ireland - Labour Youth
* Italy - Young Socialists Federation "(Federazione dei Giovani Socialisti)"
* Italy - Young Left "(Sinistra Giovanile)"
* Latvia - Social Democratic Youth Union "(Jaunatnes Sociāldemokrātiskā Savienība)"
* Lithuania - Lithuanian Social Democratic Youth Union "(Lietuvos socialdemokratinio jaunimo sąjunga)"
* Luxembourg - Luxembourgese Socialist Youth "(Jeunesses Socialistes Luxembourgeoises)"
* Macedonia - Social Democratic Youth of Macedonia "(Socijaldemokratskata mladina na Makedonija)"
* Malta - Labour Youth Forum
* Netherlands - Young Socialists in the PvdA "(Jonge Socialisten in de PvdA)"
* Northern Ireland - SDLP Youth
* Norway - Workers' Youth League "(Arbeidernes ungdomsfylking)"
* Poland - Social Democratic Youth Federation "(Federacji Młodych Socjaldemorkatów)"
* Poland - Union of Labour Youth Federation "(Federacja Młodych Unii Pracy)"
* Portugal - Socialist Youth "(Juventude Socialista)"
* Romania - Social Democratic Youth "(Tineretul Social Democrat)"
* Romania - Youth Organisation of Democratic Party "(Organizatia de Tineret a Partidului Democrat)"
* San Marino - Area Socialist Youth of San Marino "(Area Giovani Socialisti Sammarinesi)"
* Serbia - Social Democratic Youth "(Socijaldemokratska omladina)"
* Slovakia - Young Social Democrats "(Mladí sociálni demokrati)"
* Slovenia - Young Forum of Social Democrats "(Mladi forum Socialnih Demokratov)"
* Spain - Socialist Youth of Spain "(Juventudes Socialistas de España)"
* Sweden - Social Democratic Students of Sweden "(Socialdemokratiska Studentförbundet)"
* Sweden - Social Democratic Youth League of Sweden "(Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund)"
* Switzerland - Young Socialists of Switzerland "(JungsozialistInnen Schweiz / Jeunesse Socialiste Suisse)"

Oceania

* Australia - Australian Young Labor
* New Zealand - New Zealand Young Labour
* Fiji - Fiji Labour Party - Youth

Observers

* Argentina - Youth of Frente Grande
* Benin - Youth of Social Democratic Party ("Jeunesse Parti Social Democrate")
* Benin - ASD Youth ("Jeunesse ASD")
* Bosnia-Herzegovina - SNSD Youth League
* Burkina Faso - Youth of the Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party ("Jeunesse du Parti pour la Democratie et le Progresse/Parti Socialiste")
* Burma - All Burma Students League
* Tibet - Tibetan Youth Congress
* Colombia - Youth of the Colombian Liberal Party
* Guyana - Working People's Alliance Youth
* Cyprus - Democratic Movement of Cypriot Students (AGONAS)
* Equatorial Guinea - Convergence for Social Democracy ("Convergencia para la Democracia Social")
* Eritrea - National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students
* Georgia - Union of Socialist Youth of Georgia
* Guinea-Bissau - African Youth Amilcar Cabral ("Juventude Africana Amilcar Cabral")
* Mali - Rally for Mali Youth League ("Union de la Jeunesse Rassemblement Pour le Mali")
* Montenegro - Social Democratic Youth Montenegro "(Socijaldemokratska omladina Crne Gore)"
* Palestine - General Union of Palestine Students
* Russian Federation - Russian Social-Democratic Union of Youth "(Rossijskij social-demokraticheskij sojuz molodjozhi)"
* Russian Federation - Young Social Democrats of Russia (MSDR)
* Serbia - Democratic Youth "(Demokratska omladina)"
* Serbia - League of Social Democratic Youth of Vojvodina "(Lige Socijaldemokratske Vojvođanske Omladine)"
* Turkey - Youth of the Democratic People's Party (DEHAP)
* Uganda - Young Democrats
* Ukraine - Social Democratic Perspective
* Ukraine - Union of Young Socialists (SMS)
* Venezuela - Youth of the Movement towards Socialism ("Juventud del Movimiento al Socialismo")

Associate member

* ECOSY

IUSY presidents

*1946 Bob Molenaar (Belgium)
*1948 Peter Strasser (Austria)
*1954 Nath Pai (India)
*1960 Kyi Nyunt (Burma)
*1966 Wilbert Perera (Ceylon)
*1969 Luis A. Carello (Argentina)
*1971 Raphael Albuquerque (Dominican Republic)
*1973 Luis Ayala (Chile)
*1975 Jerry Svensson (Sweden)
*1977 Alejandro Montesino (Chile)
*1979 Hilary Barnard (United Kingdom)
*1981 Milton Colindres (El Salvador)
*1983 Kirsten Jensen (Denmark)
*1985 Joan Calabuig (Spain)
*1989 Sven Eric Söder (Sweden)
*1991 Roger Hällhag (Sweden)
*1995 Nicola Zingaretti (Italy)
*1997 Umberto Gentiloni (Italy)
*1999 Alvaro Elizalde (Chile)
*2004 Fikile Mbalula (South Africa)
*2008 Jacinda Ardern(New Zealand)

IUSY Secretary generals

*1946 Per Häkkerup (Denmark)
*1954 Kurt Kristiansson (Sweden)
*1960 Per Aasen (Norway)
*1963 Sture Ericson (Sweden)
*1966 Jan Häkkerup (Denmark)
*1969
*1971 Jerry Svensson (Sweden)
*1973 Johan Peanberg (Sweden)
*1975 Friedrich O.J. Roll (Germany)
*1977 Owe Fich (Denmark)
*1979 Jukka Oas (Finland)
*1981 Bengt Ohlsson (Sweden)
*1983 Robert Kredig (Germany)
*1985 Dirk Drijbooms (Belgium)
*1989 Ricard Torrell (Spain)
*1993 Alfredo Remo Lazzeretti (Argentina)
*1997 Lisa Pelling (Sweden)
*2001 Enzo Amendola (Italy)
*2006 Yvonne O'Callaghan (Ireland)

Current Vice-Presidents

IUSY has a number of Vice-Presidents, who serve two year terms. Those for 2006-2008 were
* Jacinda Ardern, YL, New Zealand
* Cordula Drautz, JUSOS, Germany
* Herick Campos, JSE, Spain
* Francisco Crespo, JID, Ecuador
* Wellington Arnaud, J PRD, República Dominicana
* Sharon Erde, Young Labour, Israel
* [http://www.hamacek.cz/ Jan Hamacek] , MSD, Czech Republic
* Daniel Manouchehri, JS, Chile
* Anthony Loke, DAPSY, Malaysia
* Simona Mursec, MF, Slovenia
* [http://pavel-melendez.blogspot.com Pável Meléndez] , J PRD, México
* Viviana Pyñeiro, 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
* [http://remibazillier.blogspot.com Rémi Bazillier] , MJS, France

In addition, the IUSY has two political officers,
* Stefan Hvenegaard Sørensen, DSU, Denmark
* Tamara Smilevski, SDY in SDU, Serbia

IUSY Congresses

*1946 Paris
*1948 Leuven
*1951 Hamburg
*1954 Copenhagen
*1957 Rome
*1960 Vienna
*1963 Oslo
*1966 Vienna
*1969 Rome
*1971 London (extraordinary)
*1973 Malta
*1975 Brussels
*1977 Stuttgart
*1979 Frankfurt
*1981 Vienna
*1983 Jørlunde (Denmark)
*1985 Sevilla
*1987 Brussels
*1989 Bommersvik (Sweden)
*1991 Seč (Czechoslovakia)
*1993 Montevideo
*1995 Modena
*1997 Lillehammer
*1999 Hamburg
*2001 Johannesburg
*2004 Budapest
*2006 Esbjerg
*2008 Santo Domingo

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.

*1952 IUSY Camp Vienna
*1954 IUSY Camp Liège
*1956 IUSY Camp Tampere
*1959 IUSY Camp Berlin
*1962 IUSY Camp Copenhagen
*1965 IUSY Camp Carmel (Israel)
*1968 IUSY Camp Vierhouten (The Netherlands)
*1974 IUSY Camp Attersee (Austria)
*1977 Internationales Sozialistisches Jugendtreffen Stuttgart
*1981 Internationales Sozialistisches Jugendtreffen Vienna
*1985 IUSY Festival Luxembourg
*1987 IUSY Festival Valencia
*1992 IUSY Festival Porto
*1996 IUSY Festival Bonn
*2000 IUSY Festival Malmö
*2003 IUSY Festival Kamena Vourla (Greece)
*2006 IUSY Festival Alicante
*2007 IUSY 100 Celebration Berlin

External links

* http://www.iusy.info/