European Youth Forum
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. It works on youth rights in international institutions such as the European Union, the Council of Europe, and the United Nations.
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| Abbreviation | YFJ |
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| Formation | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Rue de l’Industrie, 10, 1000 Brussels, Belgium |
Official language | English |
Secretary General | Milosh Ristovski |
President | María Rodríguez Alcázar |
| Website | www |
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.
It consists of 44 National Youth Councils and 61 international youth NGOs, a total of 105.