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World Federation of Democratic Youth
Formation10 November 1945; 79 years ago (1945-11-10),London, United Kingdom
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary
President
Luís Hidalgo Cano (UJCE)
Secretary General
Suniel Sosa (UJC)
Vice Presidents
Adnan Al Mokdad
Amb. Naftal Kambungu< SWAPO Party Youth League />Samrat Gauchan
Websitewww.wfdy.org
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TheWorld Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) is an international youth organization, and has historically characterized itself asleft-wing andanti-imperialist. WFDY was founded inLondon, United Kingdom, in 1945 as a broad international youth movement, organized in the context of the end ofWorld War II with the aim of uniting youth from theAllies behind an anti-fascist platform that was broadly pro-peace, anti-nuclear war, expressing friendship between youth of the capitalist and socialist nations. The WFDY Headquarters are inBudapest, Hungary.[1] The main event of WFDY is theWorld Festival of Youth and Students. The last festival was held inSochi, Russia, in October 2017. It was one of the first organizations grantedgeneral consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

History

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On 10 November 1945, the World Youth Conference, organized in London, founded the World Federation of Democratic Youth. This historic conference was convened at the initiative of the World Youth Council which was formed during the Second World War to bring together the youth movements of the allied nations in an anti-fascist front. The conference was attended by over 600 delegates from 63 nations, it was at the time the largest and most diverse gathering of international youth.[2] The conference adopted a pledge for peace. The WFDY was an indirect successor of theWorld Youth Congress Movement of the 1930s, apopular front of youth of a broad range of political tendencies, from religious to secular, liberal, socialist, and communist, which attempted to advocate a progressive programme and promote world peace.[3][4]

Shortly after the 1945 World Youth Conference, with the onset of the Cold War andWinston Churchill'sIron Curtain speech, the organization was accused by theUS State Department of being a "Moscow front". Many of the founding organizations quit, leaving mostly youth from socialist nations, national liberation movements, and communist youth.[5] Like theInternational Union of Students (IUS) and other pro-Soviet organizations, the WFDY became a target and victim ofCIA espionage as well as part ofactive measures conducted by the Soviet state security.[6][7][8][9]

The WFDY's first General Secretary,Alexander Shelepin, was a former leader of theYoung Communist International which had been dissolved in 1943. Shelepin had been a guerilla fighter during World War II (after his work with the WFDY, he was appointed head of Soviet State Security).[6] Both the WFDY and IUS vocally criticized theMarshall Plan, supported theCzechoslovak coup d'état of 1948 and the newPeople's republics in eastern Europe. They opposed theKorean War.[6]

The main event of the WFDY became the World Festival of Youth and Students, a large-scale political and cultural celebration which aimed to promote peace and friendship between the youth of the world. Most, but not all, of the early festivals were held in socialist nations in Europe. During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s the WFDY's festivals were one of the few places where young people from thewestern bloc could meet youth involved in the campaign against apartheid fromSouth Africa, or militant youth from Vietnam, Palestine, Cuba and other nations. Famous people who participated in festivals includedAngela Davis,Yuri Gagarin,Yasser Arafat,Fidel Castro,Vladimir Putin,Ruth First,Jan Myrdal andNelson Mandela.

When theSoviet Union and theEastern Bloc collapsed, the WFDY entered a crisis. With the power vacuum left by the collapse of the most important member organization, the SovietKomsomol, there were conflicting views of the future character of the organization. Some wanted a more apolitical structure, whereas others were more inclined to an openly leftist federation. The WFDY, however, survived this crisis, and is today an active international youth organization that holds regular activities.

Pledge

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Guy de Boisson, President of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, speaks at the opening of the2nd World Festival of Youth and Students (Budapest, 1949).

We pledge that we shall remember this unity, forged in this month, November 1945

Not only today, not only this week, this year, but alwaysUntil we have built the world we have dreamed of and fought forWe pledge ourselves to build the unity of youth of the worldAll races, all colors, all nationalities, all beliefsTo eliminate all traces of fascism from the earthTo build a deep and sincere international friendship among the peoples of the worldTo keep a just lasting peaceTo eliminate want, frustration and enforced idleness

We have come to confirm the unity of all youth salute our comrades who have died-and pledge our word that skilful hands, keen brains and young enthusiasm shall never more be wasted in war

— Pledge of the World Federation of Democratic Youth

General Assembly

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The WFDY conducts a General Assembly every four years, the last taking place inNicosia in 2019.[10] During the Assembly, leadership and a General Council are elected and an organizational declaration is approved.[11]

Member organizations

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Africa

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CountryNameNotesRef
AngolaJuventude do Movimento Popular da Libertação de AngolaYouth wing ofMPLA[12]
BeninOrganization of Revolutionary Youth (OJRB)[13]
Independent Socialist Youth Union (USJIB)[13]
BurundiJRR Burundi[13]
Cape VerdeYouth of PAICVYouth wing ofPAICV[13]
ComorosFront of Socialist Youth (FSY)[13]
CongoUJS Congo[13]
Congo, Dem. Rep.PPRD Youth LeagueYouth wing of thePeople's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy[13]
EritreaNational Union of Eritrean Youth and Students[12]
EthiopiaEthiopian Youth League[12]
GhanaDemocratic Youth League of Ghana[13]
African Youth Command[13]
Guinea BissauAfrican Youth Amílcar CabralYouth wing ofPAICG[13]
LesothoLYF Lesotho[13]
MadagascarKDTM Madagascar[13]
MalawiLYM Malawi[13]
YASED Malawi[13]
MozambiqueMozambican Youth OrganisationYouth wing ofFRELIMO[12]
NamibiaSWAPO Party Youth LeagueYouth wing ofSWAPO
Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO)
NigeriaNational Youth Council of Nigeria[13]
National Youth Council of the Ogoni People (NYCOP)[13]
Sao TomeJML São Tomé and Príncipe[13]
SenegalMouvement de la Jeunesse DémocratiqueYouth wing of theDemocratic League/Movement for the Labour Party[13]
Democratic Youth Union Alboury NdiayeYouth wing of theParty of Independence and Work[13]
Sierra LeoneSFYO Sierra Leone[13]
South AfricaAfrican National Congress Youth LeagueYouth wing of theAfrican National Congress[12]
South African Students Congress[13]
Young Communist League of South AfricaYouth wing of theSouth African Communist Party
SudanSudanese Youth UnionYouth wing of theSudanese Communist Party[13]
TanzaniaUmoja Wa VijanaYouth wing ofChama Cha Mapinduzi[12]
ZambiaUnited National Independence Party Youth LeagueYouth wing of theUnited National Independence Party[13]
ZimbabweZANU-PF Youth LeagueYouth wing ofZANU-PF[12]
Zimbabwe Congress of Students Union (ZICOSU)

Asia and the Pacific

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Map of countries which have or had a youth organization in the World Federation of Democratic Youth. Countries with active member organizations of WFDY are shown in dark green. Countries with former member organizations of WFDY are shown in light green.
CountryNameNotesRef
ArmeniaYoung Communist League ArmeniaYouth wing of theArmenian Communist Party[14]
AustraliaResistance: Young Socialist AllianceYouth wing of theSocialist Alliance
AzerbaijanYoung Communist League AzerbaijanYouth wing of theAzerbaijan Communist Party[14]
BangladeshSocialist Students' FrontStudent wing of theSocialist Party of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Students UnionMass organization ofCommunist Party of Bangladesh[15][16]
Bangladesh Youth UnionYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Bangladesh[12]
BhutanDemocratic Youth of BhutanYouth wing of theBhutan National Democratic Party[16]
Students Union of Bhutan[16]
CambodiaYouth Association of Cambodia[16]
GeorgiaYoung Communist League of Georgia[14]
IndiaAll India Students FederationStudent wing of theCommunist Party of India[16]
All India Youth FederationYouth wing of theCommunist Party of India[12]
Students Federation of IndiaStudent Wing of theCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Democratic Youth Federation of IndiaYouth Wing of theCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
All India Youth LeagueYouth wing of theAll India Forward Bloc[16]
IranTudeh YouthYouth wing of theTudeh Party of Iran[17]
Japan
Japan League of Socialist Youth[12]
Korean Youth League in Japan (Chochong) [eja][a]Youth wing ofChongryon[16]
Korea, DPRSocialist Patriotic Youth LeagueYouth wing of theWorkers' Party of Korea[12]
Korea, Rep.7th-term Hanchongryun[16]
LaosLao People's Revolutionary Youth UnionYouth wing of theLao People's Revolutionary Party[16]
MongoliaMongolian Youth Federation[16]
MyanmarAll Burma Students' Democratic Front[16]
All Burma Students League[16]
  NepalAll Nepal National Free Students UnionStudent wing of theCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)[16]
Youth Federation NepalYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)[12]
Nepal National Federation of StudentsStudent wing of theNepal Communist Party (United)[16]
Nepal National Youth FederationYouth wing of theNepal Communist Party (United)[16]
PakistanDemocratic Students Federationstudent wing of theCommunist Party of Pakistan
PhilippinesAnakbayan[16]
Bukluran sa Ikauunlad ng Sosyalistang Isip at Gawa (BISIG)[16]
SIKAP Philippines[16]
YDM Philippines[16]
Sri LankaCommunist Youth FederationYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Sri Lanka[16]
Sri Lanka National Union Of StudentsStudent wing of theCommunist Party of Sri Lanka
Federation of All Lanka (Ceylon) Youth LeagueYouth wing ofMahajana Eksath Peramuna
Socialist Students UnionStudent wing ofJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna[12]
Socialist Youth UnionYouth wing ofJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna[16]
VietnamHo Chi Minh Communist Youth UnionYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Vietnam[12]
Vietnam Youth Federation[16]

Europe and North America

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CountryNameNotesRef
AustriaCommunist Youth of Austria[14]
BelgiumCOMACYouth wing of theWorkers' Party of Belgium
BulgariaBulgarian Socialist Youth Union[14]
CanadaYoung Communist League of CanadaAffiliated with theCommunist Party of Canada
CroatiaYoung Socialists of CroatiaYouth wing of theSocialist Labour Party of Croatia
Czech RepublicCommunist Youth Union[12]
CyprusUnited Democratic Youth OrganisationYouth wing of theProgressive Party of Working People[12]
DenmarkCommunist Youth of Denmark[18]
FinlandCommunist Youth League[14]
FranceMouvement Jeunes Communistes de France[14]
GermanyFree German Youth[14]
Socialist German Workers YouthYouth wing of theGerman Communist Party[12]
GreeceCommunist Youth of GreeceYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Greece[12]
HungaryBaloldali FrontYouth wing of theHungarian Workers' Party[14]
IrelandConnolly Youth Movement[14]
Workers Party YouthYouth wing of theWorkers' Party[14]
ItalyFront of the Communist YouthYouth wing of theCommunist Front[14]
Giovani Comuniste e ComunistiYouth wing of theCommunist Refoundation Party
Republic of MoldovaYoung Communist League of the Republic of MoldovaYouth wing of theParty of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
NetherlandsCommunist Youth Movement of the NetherlandsYouth wing of theNew Communist Party of the Netherlands[19]
NorwayYoung Communists in NorwayYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Norway[14]
Young Communist League of Norway[14]
PortugalPortuguese Communist YouthYouth wing of thePortuguese Communist Party[12]
RomaniaUnion of Socialist YouthYouth wing of theRomanian Socialist Party[14]
RussiaLeninist Communist Youth Union of the Russian FederationYouth wing of theCommunist Party of the Russian Federation[14]
Revolutionary Communist Youth League (b)Youth wing of theRussian Communist Workers' Party of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[14]
Russian Young Communist League[14]
SerbiaYoung Communist League of YugoslaviaYouth wing of theNew Communist Party of Yugoslavia[14]
SlovakiaSocialistický Zväz MladýchYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Slovakia[14]
SpainCollectives of Communist YouthYouth wing of theCommunist Party of the Workers of Spain[14]
Communist Youth Union of SpainYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Spain[12]
Communist Youth of CataloniaYouth wing of theCommunists of Catalonia[14]
SwedenCommunist Youth of SwedenYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Sweden[14]
 SwitzerlandCommunist Youth of SwitzerlandYouth wing of theSwiss Party of Labour
United KingdomYoung Communist LeagueYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Britain[14]
United StatesYoung Communist LeagueYouth wing of theCommunist Party USA[20]
Young SocialistsYouth wing of theSocialist Workers Party (United States)

Latin America and Caribbean

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CountryNameNotesRef
ArgentinaFederación Juvenil Comunista [es]Youth wing of theCommunist Party of Argentina[12]
BarbadosLeague of Progressive Youth
BoliviaJuventud Comunista de BoliviaYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Bolivia
BrazilJuventude Comunista AvançandoYouth wing of thePolo Comunista Luiz Carlos Prestes
União da Juventude ComunistaYouth wing of theBrazilian Communist Party[12]
União da Juventude SocialistaYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Brazil[12]
ChileJuventudes Comunistas de ChileYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Chile[12]
ColombiaColombian Communist YouthYouth wing of theColombian Communist Party[12]
Costa RicaJuventud Frente AmplioYouth wing of theBroad Front (Costa Rica)[12]
CubaUnión de Jóvenes ComunistasYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Cuba[12]
EcuadorJuventud Comunista del EcuadorYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Ecuador[21]
Juventud Socialista EcuatorianaYouth wing of theSocialist Party of Ecuador[21]
El SalvadorFarabundo Martí YouthYouth wing of theFarabundo Martí National Liberation Front[21]
GuatemalaJuventud URNGYouth wing of theGuatemalan National Revolutionary Unity[21]
GuyanaGuyana Youth and Students Movement
Walter Rodney Youth Movement
MexicoFederation of Young CommunistsYouth wing of the Communist Party of Mexico[21]
Juventud Popular SocialistaYouth wing of thePopular Socialist Party[12]
NicaraguaJuventud Sandinista 19 de JulioYouth wing of theFrente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
PanamaJPR Panama[21]
ParaguayCasa de la Juventud del Paraguay
PeruJuventud Comunista PeruanaYouth wing of thePeruvian Communist Party[21]
UruguayJuventud del Movimiento 26 de MarzoYouth wing of the26 March Movement
VenezuelaJuventud Comunista de VenezuelaYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Venezuela[12]
United Socialist Party of Venezuela YouthYouth wing of theUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela

North Africa and Middle East

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CountryNameNotesRef
AlgeriaUnion de la Jeunesse AlgérienneYouth wing of theNational Liberation Front[22]
National Union of Algerian StudentsStudents of theNational Liberation Front[22]
BahrainShabeeba Society of BahrainYouth wing of theProgressive Democratic Tribune[12]
EgyptUnion of Progressive Youth of EgyptYouth wing of theNational Progressive Unionist Rally Party[12]
IraqIraqi Democratic Youth FederationYouth wing of theIraqi Communist Party[12]
General Union of Students in Iraqi Republic[22]
IsraelYoung Communist League of IsraelYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Israel, affiliated withHadash and theJoint List[12]
JordanUnion of Democratic YouthYouth wing of theJordanian Communist Party[22]
KuwaitDemocratic Youth UnionYouth wing of theKuwaiti Progressive Movement
LebanonUnion of Lebanese Democratic YouthYouth wing of theLebanese Communist Party[12]
LibyaNational Youth Organization of Libya[22]
MoroccoUSFP Jeunesse IttihadiyaYouth wing of theSocialist Union of Popular Forces[22]
Jeunesse SocialisteYouth wing of theParty of Progress and Socialism[22]
PalestineGeneral Union of Palestine Students[12]
Palestinian Democratic Youth UnionYouth wing of theDemocratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine[12]
Sahrawi RepublicSahrawi Youth UnionYouth wing of thePolisario Front[12][23]
TurkeyCommunist Youth of TurkeyYouth wing of theCommunist Party of Turkey[12]
YemenASHEED Yemen[22]
Yemen Youth General Union[22]

Former members

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Observers

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Not confused withKorean Youth League in Japan (Hancheong) [ja], the youth wing of theUnion for Korean Democratic Reunification in Japan [ja].

References

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