World Assembly of Youth
World Assembly of Youth
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| Abbreviation | WAY |
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| Motto | In Service of Youth Since 1949 |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Type | INGO |
| Purpose | Youth |
| Headquarters | World Youth Complex, in Melaka, Malaysia |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
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Official language
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Secretary General
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 Ediola Pashollari |
 Datuk Seri Ir. Idris Haron |
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Main organ
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General Assembly |
| Affiliations | UNAIDS UNEP ILO UNESCO UNFPA UNICEF WHO |
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Staff
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12 |
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Volunteers
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600 |
| Website | way |
The World Assembly of Youth (WAY; French: Assemblée Mondiale de la Jeunesse, Spanish: Asamblea Mundial de la Juventud) is the international coordinating body of national youth councils and national youth organisations. The full members of WAY are national youth councils. WAY currently has 120 member organisations from all continents. As the international coordinating body of national youth councils, WAY has consultative status 1 with the United Nations, the highest status possible for a non-governmental organization. WAY co-operates with the UN and many of its special agencies, particularly with UNAIDS, UNEP, ILO, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO.
The World Assembly of Youth recognises the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the basis of its action and services. WAY promotes the work of youth organisations in areas such as: democracy, environment, human rights, population, health, drugs, community development, leadership training, and cultural and religious tolerance. It provides opportunities for youth representatives from different countries to exchange ideas and experiences, to coordinate program plans, and to reach a better understanding of each other's problems due to differences in racial, religious and national backgrounds.
The regional structure of the National Youth Councils in all the continents, Asian Youth Council, European Youth Forum, Caribbean Youth Forum, Forum for the Integration of Adean Youth, Pacific Youth Council, Arab Youth Union, Pan-African Youth Union, African-Arab Youth Council, SADC Youth Movement, are consultative members.
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