The International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organizations (ICMYO) Meeting 2007

Youth Organisations

The Alliance of Youth CEOs

The World Alliance of YMCAs belongs to a group of the biggest youth organisations in the world known informally as the "BIG 6" - officially termed the Alliance of Youth Chief Executive Officers. Collectively, the network reaches over 100 million young people in over 200 countries and territories.

Besides the World Alliance of YMCAs, members of the Alliance are:

· YWCA (World Young Women's Christian Association)

· WOSM (World Organization of the Scout Movement)

· WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)

· IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)

· IAA (International Award Association)

The main goal is to work together on policy issues affecting young people. These are documents that have been produced by the Alliance of Youth CEOs:

· A Call to Action. Children and Young People - Participating in Decision-Making

· The Education of Young People. A Statement at the Dawn of the 21st Century

· National Youth Policies. Towards an Autonomous, Supportive, Responsible and Committed Youth

· Girls and Young Women in the 21st Century

Collectively, the network reaches over 100 million young people in over 200 countries and territories:

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The Alliance celebrated its 10 year anniversary with a joint meeting in Geneva in June 2006.

The World Alliance of YMCAs has a special relationship with the World YWCA. Although the two organisations are independent at world level there is close cooperation between the two; for example the annual week of prayer and world fellowship is an initiative of the two Geneva based headquarters. In several countries, including Switzerland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, there is just one national YMCA / YWCA movement.

International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organizations

The International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organizations (ICMYO) is an informal network of membership-based, democratic, representative and accountable International Youth NGOs (INGYOs) and Regional Youth Platforms (RYPs). There are 26 member organisations who meet once a year to coordinate lobbying at international level in support of young people and issues that affect them.

The World Alliance of YMCAs is a member of the Task Force.

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International Coordination Meeting of Youth Organisations