International Union of Socialist Youth explained

Formation:24 August 1907
Type:International youth non-governmental organization
Purpose:World federation of socialist, social democratic and labour youth organizations
Headquarters:Amtshausgasse 4, 1050 Vienna, Austria
Language:English, Spanish, French
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Hend Mgaieth
Leader Title2:Secretary General
Leader Name2:Bruno Gonçalves
Main Organ:World Congress
Affiliations:Socialist International
Progressive Alliance
Footnotes:[Citations Needed]
International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY)
Abbreviation:IUSY
Region Served:Worldwide
Membership:163

The International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) is an international youth labour organization, whose activities include publications, supporting member organizations and organization of meetings. Originally named the Socialist Youth International, the union was formed at the 1907 International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart as the youth wing of the Second International.[1]

IUSY claims to have 145 member organizations, including 122 full members and 23 observer members, from 106 countries. IUSY gained prominence as an international youth non-governmental organization (NGO) with UN ECOSOC consultative status in 1993.[2]

History

From 24 to 27 August 1907, 21 youth representatives from 13 countries met in Stuttgart and found the Socialist Youth International as the youth organization of the Second International, headquartered in Vienna.

The Socialist Youth International held parallel congresses in 1910 and 1912 following the International Socialist Congress, Copenhagen 1910 and International Socialist Congress, Basel 1912.[1]

The socialist youth organizations were confronted by the onset of World War I in 1914. The majority of the socialist parties supported their respective countries' war efforts, but the Socialist Youth International remained opposed to it. The organization moved its offices to Zurich and published its journal, Youth International, calling for peace (distributed illegally). This anti-war activism later became a core part of the organization.

The formation of the Communist International in Moscow in 1919 split the worldwide socialist movement into communist, socialist and socdem wings. An alliance between the socialist and socdem wings resulted in a return of Socialist Youth International in 1923.[3]

After the fascist takeover of Italy, the totalitarian government barred Italian Youth from being a part of the organization. This spurred action for anti-fascist causes in the organization. After the Second World War, the organization formally rebranded to become the International Union of Socialist Youth. In the 1950s and 1960s, the group supported decolonization efforts in Africa and Asia. In the 1970s, the organization fought against human rights violations by military governments in South America. Today, the group mostly focuses on economic policy.

Activities

The stated goal of the International Union of Socialist Youth is to promote anti-war activities, fight climate change, and support socialist economic policies. The organization supports the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.[4]

Presidium and Control Commission

Presidium

IUSY is led by its Presidium, elected every two years at the Congress, with representatives from all over the world. The current members (2023–2025) are listed below:[5]

President:

Secretary general:

Vice-presidents:

Control Commission

Control Commission President[6]
Maria Victoria Faroppa, JNE, Uruguay
Control Commission Members
Federica Polizzi, Franja Morada, Argentina
Ievgeniia Lukianchenko, Ukraine
Ricardo Ramón Rosas, JSE, Spain
Naja Malaeb, PYO, Lebanon
Permanent Invited
Young European Socialists (YES) President
ICFTU YO Secretary General

Historical leadership

Presidents

Secretaries general

Member organizations

See main article: article and List of International Union of Socialist Youth member organisations. As of November 2023, the IUSY claims to have 122 member organizations from over 100 countries, in addition to roughly two dozen observer organizations. The member countries are grouped into five regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East.

See also

References

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Callesen . Gerd . Internationale Verbindung Sozialistischer Jugendorganisationen 1907 - 1919 . de . International Association of Socialist Youth Organizations 1907 - 1919 . library.fes.de . Friedrich Ebert Stiftung . 24 June 2020.
  2. Web site: List of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council as of 1 September 2011 . . 7 September 2012.
  3. Web site: IUSY - International Union of Socialist Youth . 2023-11-01 . iusy.org.
  4. Web site: Our Strategies - International Union of Socialist Youth . 2023-11-01 . iusy.org.
  5. Web site: IUSY - International Union of Socialist Youth .
  6. Web site: Control Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20230902044009/https://iusy.org/category/home/contact/control-commission/ . September 2, 2023 . 24 June 2018 .
  7. Web site: 2018-03-02 . Lazio, chi è il candidato del centrosinistra Nicola Zingaretti . 2023-11-01 . LaPresse . it-IT.
  8. Web site: Fikile April Mbalula, Mr South African Government . 2023-11-01 . www.gov.za.
  9. Web site: 2008-01-31 . Jacinda Ardern to lead IUSY . 2023-11-01 . The Standard . en-NZ.
  10. Web site: IUSY Leadership . https://web.archive.org/web/20161205051224/http://iusy.org/presidium-1-2/ . December 5, 2016.
  11. Web site: IUSY Leadership . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101161654/https://iusy.org/this-is-us/team/presidium . November 1, 2023.