European Youth Forum

European Youth Forum
AbbreviationYFJ
Formation1996
HeadquartersRue de l’Industrie, 10, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Official language
English
Secretary General
Milosh Ristovski
President
Rareș Voicu
Websitewww.youthforum.org Edit this at Wikidata

The European Youth Forum (from French: Youth Forum Jeunesse, YFJ) is an international non-profit association that serves as an umbrella organisation and advocacy group of the national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organisations in Europe.[1] It works on youth rights in international institutions such as the European Union, the Council of Europe, and the United Nations.

The European Youth Forum works mostly in the fields of youth policy and youth work development. It focuses its work on European youth policy matters, whilst through engagement on the global level, it is enhancing the capacities of its members and promoting global interdependence. In its daily work, the European Youth Forum represents the views and opinions of youth organisations in all relevant policy areas and promotes the cross-sectoral nature of youth policy towards a variety of institutional actors. The principles of equality and sustainable development are mainstreamed in the work of the European Youth Forum.[2][3][4]

It consists of 44 National Youth Councils and 61 international youth NGOs, a total of 105.[5]

  1. ^ "European Youth Forum. Statutes" (PDF). European Youth Forum. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Strategic Priorities of the European Youth Forum 2007-2012 Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "HOME". Coe.int. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Platform of European Social NGOs". SocialPlatform. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Our Members". €uropean Youth Forum. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.