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Revision as of 23:20, 19 September 2025
World Federation of Democratic Youth | |
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| Abbreviation | WFDY |
| President | Luís Hidalgo Cano (UJCE) |
| Founded | 10 November 1945 |
| Headquarters | Budapest, Hungary |
The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) is an international organization for youth organisations.
History
On the 10th of November 1945, the World Youth Confrence founded the World Federation of Democratic Youth, it was formed during the second world war to bring together the world youth of the allied nations in an anti-fascist front. The WFDY was an indirect successor to the World Youth Congress. Shortly after World War 2, the WFDY was accussed of being a "Moscow Front" and became a target of CIA espionage.
Member organizations
Africa
| Country | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | Youth of MPLA | Youth wing of MPLA |
| Benin | Organization of Revolutionary Youth (OJRB) | |
| Independent Socialist Youth Union (USJIB) | ||
| Burundi | JRR Burundi | |
| Cape Verde | Youth of PAICV | Youth wing of African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) |
| Comoros | Front of Socialist Youth (FSY) | |
| Congo | UJS Congo | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | PPRD Youth League | Youth wing of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy |
| Eritrea | National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students | |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Youth League | |
| Ghana | Democratic Youth League of Ghana | |
| African Youth Command | ||
| Guinea Bissau | African Youth Amílcar Cabral | Youth wing of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAICG) |
| Lesotho | Lesotho Youth Federation | |
| Madagascar | KDTM Madagascar | |
| Malawi | LYM Malawi | |
| YASED Malawi | ||
| Mozambique | Mozambican Youth Organisation | Youth wing of Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) |
| Namibia | SWAPO Party Youth League | Youth wing of South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) |
| Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) | ||
| Nigeria | National Youth Council of Nigeria | |
| National Youth Council of the Ogoni People (NYCOP) | ||
| Sao Tome | JML São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| Senegal | Mouvement de la Jeunesse Démocratique | Youth wing of the Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party |
| Democratic Youth Union Alboury Ndiaye | Youth wing of the Party of Independence and Work | |
| Sierra Leone | SFYO Sierra Leone | |
| South Africa | African National Congress Youth League | Youth wing of the African National Congress |
| South African Students Congress | ||
| Young Communist League of South Africa | Youth wing of the South African Communist Party | |
| Sudan | Sudanese Youth Union | Youth wing of the Sudanese Communist Party |
| Tanzania | Umoja Wa Vijana | Youth wing of Chama Cha Mapinduzi |
| Zambia | United National Independence Party Youth League | Youth wing of the United National Independence Party |
| Zimbabwe | ZANU-PF Youth League | Youth wing of Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front |
| Zimbabwe Congress of Students Union (ZICOSU) |
Asia and the Pacific
| Country | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Young Communist League Armenia | Youth wing of the Armenian Communist Party |
| Australia | Young Socialist Alliance | Youth wing of the Socialist Alliance |
| Azerbaijan | Young Communist League Azerbaijan | Youth wing of the Azerbaijan Communist Party |
| Bangladesh | Socialist Students' Front | Student wing of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh |
| Bangladesh Students Union | Mass organization of Communist Party of Bangladesh | |
| Bangladesh Youth Union | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Bangladesh | |
| Bhutan | Democratic Youth of Bhutan | Youth wing of the Bhutan National Democratic Party |
| Students Union of Bhutan | ||
| Cambodia | Youth Association of Cambodia | |
| Georgia | Young Communist League of Georgia | |
| India | All India Students Federation | Student wing of the Communist Party of India |
| All India Youth Federation | Youth wing of the Communist Party of India | |
| Students Federation of India | Student Wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Democratic Youth Federation of India | Youth Wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| All India Youth League | Youth wing of the All India Forward Bloc | |
| Iran | Tudeh Youth | Youth wing of the Tudeh Party of Iran |
| Japan | ||
| Japan League of Socialist Youth | ||
| Korean Youth League in Japan (Chochong) | Youth wing of Chongryon | |
| North Korea | Socialist Patriotic Youth League | Youth wing of the Workers' Party of Korea |
| South Korea | Hanchongryun | |
| Laos | Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union | Youth wing of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
| Mongolia | Mongolian Youth Federation | |
| Myanmar | All Burma Students' Democratic Front | |
| All Burma Students League | ||
| Nepal | Student wing of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Youth Federation Nepal | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | |
| Nepal National Federation of Students | Student wing of the Nepal Communist Party (United) | |
| Nepal National Youth Federation | Youth wing of the Nepal Communist Party (United) | |
| Pakistan | Democratic Students Federation | Student wing of the Communist Party of Pakistan |
| Philippines | Anakbayan | |
| Bukluran sa Ikauunlad ng Sosyalistang Isip at Gawa (BISIG) | ||
| SIKAP Philippines | Youth of of Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 | |
| YDM Philippines | ||
| Sri Lanka | Communist Youth Federation | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lanka National Union Of Students | Student wing of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka | |
| Federation of All Lanka (Ceylon) Youth League | Youth wing of Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | |
| Socialist Students Union | Student wing of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | |
| Socialist Youth Union (Sri Lanka) | Youth wing of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Vietnam Youth Federation |
Europe
| Country | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Communist Youth of Austria | |
| Belgium | Comac | Youth wing of the Workers' Party of Belgium |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Socialist Youth Union | |
| Croatia | Young Socialists of Croatia | Youth wing of the Socialist Labour Party of Croatia |
| Czech Republic | Communist Youth Union | |
| Cyprus | United Democratic Youth Organisation | Youth wing of the Progressive Party of Working People |
| Denmark | Communist Youth of Denmark | |
| Finland | Communist Youth League | |
| France | Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France | |
| Germany | Free German Youth | |
| Socialist German Workers Youth | Youth wing of the German Communist Party | |
| Greece | Communist Youth of Greece | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Greece |
| Hungary | Baloldali Front | Youth wing of the Hungarian Workers' Party |
| Ireland | Connolly Youth Movement] | |
| Workers Party Youth | Youth wing of the Workers' Party | |
| Italy | Front of the Communist Youth | Youth wing of the Communist Front |
| Giovani Comuniste e Comunisti | Youth wing of the Communist Refoundation Party | |
| Moldova | Young Communist League of the Republic of Moldova | Youth wing of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova |
| Netherlands | Communist Youth Movement of the Netherlands]] | Youth wing of the New Communist Party of the Netherlands |
| Norway | Young Communists in Norway | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Norway |
| Young Communist League of Norway | ||
| Portugal | Portuguese Communist Youth | Youth wing of the Portuguese Communist Party |
| Romania | Union of Socialist Youth Romania | Youth wing of the Romanian Socialist Party |
| Russia | Leninist Communist Youth Union of the Russian Federation | Youth wing of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
| Revolutionary Communist Youth League (b) | Youth wing of the Russian Communist Workers' Party of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| Russian Communist Youth League | ||
| Serbia | Young Communist League of Yugoslavia (1992) | Youth wing of the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia |
| Slovakia | Socialistický Zväz Mladých | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Slovakia |
| Spain | Collectives of Communist Youth | Youth wing of the Communist Party of the Workers of Spain |
| Communist Youth Union of Spain | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Spain | |
| Communist Youth of Catalonia | Youth wing of the Communists of Catalonia | |
| Sweden | Communist Youth of Sweden | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Sweden |
| Switzerland | Communist Youth of Switzerland | Youth wing of the Swiss Party of Labour |
| United Kingdom | Young Communist League | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Britain |
North America
| Country | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | League of Progressive Youth | |
| Young Socialists | Youth wing of the Socialist Workers Party | |
| Canada | Young Communist League of Canada | Affiliated with the Communist Party of Canada |
| Cuba | Young Communist League | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Cuba |
| El Salvador | Farabundo Martí Youth | Youth wing of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front |
| Guatemala | Juventud URNG | Youth wing of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity |
| Mexico | Federation of Young Communists | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Mexico |
| Juventud Popular Socialista | Youth wing of the Popular Socialist Party | |
| Nicaragua | Juventud Sandinista 19 de Julio | Youth wing of the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional |
| Panama | JPR Panama | |
| Costa Rica | Juventud Frente Amplio | Youth wing of the Broad Front |
| United States | Young Communist League | Youth wing of the Communist Party, USA |
| Young Socialists | Youth wing of the Socialist Workers Party |
South America
| Country | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Federación Juvenil Comunista | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Argentina |
| Bolivia | Juventud Comunista de Bolivia | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Bolivia |
| Brazil | Juventude Comunista Avançando | Youth wing of the Polo Comunista Luiz Carlos Prestes |
| União da Juventude Comunista | Youth wing of the Brazilian Communist Party | |
| União da Juventude Socialista | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Brazil | |
| Chile | Juventudes Comunistas de Chile | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Chile |
| Colombia | Colombian Communist Youth | Youth wing of the Colombian Communist Party |
| Ecuador | Juventud Comunista del Ecuador | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Ecuador |
| Juventud Socialista Ecuatoriana | Youth wing of the Socialist Party of Ecuador | |
| Guyana | Guyana Youth and Students Movement | |
| Walter Rodney Youth Movement | ||
| Peru | Juventud Comunista Peruana | Youth wing of the Peruvian Communist Party |
| Uruguay | Juventud del Movimiento 26 de Marzo | Youth wing of the 26 March Movement |
| Venezuela | Juventud Comunista de Venezuela | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Venezuela |
| United Socialist Party of Venezuela Youth | Youth wing of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela |
North Africa and Middle East
| Country | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Union de la Jeunesse Algérienne | Youth wing of the National Liberation Front |
| National Union of Algerian Students | Students of the National Liberation Front | |
| Bahrain | Shabeeba Society of Bahrain | Youth wing of the Progressive Democratic Tribune |
| Egypt | Union of Progressive Youth of Egypt | Youth wing of the National Progressive Unionist Rally Party |
| Iraq | Iraqi Democratic Youth Federation | Youth wing of the Iraqi Communist Party |
| General Union of Students in Iraqi Republic | ||
| Israel | Young Communist League of Israel | Youth wing of the so-called Communist Party of Israel, affiliated with Hadash and the Joint List |
| Jordan | Union of Democratic Youth | Youth wing of the Jordanian Communist Party |
| Kuwait | Democratic Youth Union | Youth wing of the Kuwaiti Progressive Movement |
| Lebanon | Union of Lebanese Democratic Youth | Youth wing of the Lebanese Communist Party |
| Libya | National Youth Organization of Libya | |
| Morocco | USFP Jeunesse Ittihadiya | Youth wing of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces |
| Jeunesse Socialiste | Youth wing of the Party of Progress and Socialism | |
| Palestine | General Union of Palestine Students | |
| Palestinian Democratic Youth Union | Youth wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine | |
| Sahrawi Republic | Sahrawi Youth Union | Youth wing of the Polisario Front |
| Turkey | Communist Youth of Turkey | Youth wing of the Communist Party of Turkey |
| Yemen | ASHEED Yemen | |
| Yemen Youth General Union |