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| Among 1800 local youth and children's councils exist in France. 500 are members of an umbrella born in 1991 and called Anacej<ref>[http://www.anacej.asso.fr, link to Anacej Website]</ref> (National Association of youth and children councils) |
| Among 1800 local youth and children's councils exist in France. 500 are members of an umbrella born in 1991 and called Anacej<ref>[http://www.anacej.asso.fr, link to Anacej Website]</ref> (National Association of youth and children councils) |
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|Started by the [[National Social Welfare Assembly]], the USYC was found to be funded by the [[CIA]]. It was disbanded in 1985.- |
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This is a list of youth councils around the world.
| Youth councils alphabetical order | |||||
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| Name | Location | Founded | Ages | Notes | |
| Ajax Youth Council | Ajax, Ontario, Canada | 2009 | 12-24 | For more info on the Ajax Youth Council visit http://www.AjaxYouthCouncil.tk | |
| Espacio Iberoamericano de Juventud | Iberoamérica | 2008 | 15-35 | Nationals youth councils and internationals youth associations in Iberoamérica. WEB: http://www.juventudiberoamericana.org | |
| French Local Youth Councils | France | 1979 | 7-25 | Among 1800 local youth and children's councils exist in France. 500 are members of an umbrella born in 1991 and called Anacej[1] (National Association of youth and children councils) | |
| United States Youth Council | Washington, D.C. | 1945 | Started by the National Social Welfare Assembly, the USYC was found to be funded by the CIA. It was disbanded in 1985. | ||
| National Youth Council of Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | 1967 | A national representative body for voluntary youth organisations. | ||
| National Youth Council of Singapore | Singapore | 1989[2] | 13 to 35 | The national coordinating body for youth affairs in Singapore | |
| National Youth Council of the American Red Cross | 13 through adult | ||||
| Northumberland Youth Advisory Council | |||||
| Maine Legislative Youth Advisory Council | 13 through adult | Has authority to introduce legislation | |||
| National Youth Commission | Philippines | 1995 [3] | 15-30[4] | Lead policy agency on youth development in the Philippines. NYC is under the Office of the President of the Philippines. Currently, Richard Alvin Nalupta is the chairman and CEO of NYC Philippines. It has two commissioner at large and three commissioner per region (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao). The President of Sangguniang Kabataan National Federation is also ex-officio commissioner of NYC. Terms and qualification are based on RA 8044. They are also entitled as cabinet officials. | |
| National Youth Parliament | Philippines | 1995 [5] | 15-30[6] | Policy Recommendatory and Advocatory Body of NYC in terms of policy implementation on youth development both national and local aspects. Zarah Kathleen Alih is currently and first Muslim president of the Youth Parliament since it was convened in 1995. It has already 6th Regular Session which ended every two year term. Delegation is through appointment by National Youth Commission per nomination of all youth organizations in the country. The incoming youth parliament will be held this coming October 2008 at Davao City :) | |
| Sangguniang Kabataan | Philippines | 1991 [7] | 15-17[8] | Serves as local youth council in the country. It has a chairman and members of the council whom to be elected by registered voters in the barangay. Each chairman are entitled to become part as members of the Federation which will serve as member (ex-officio) in the local legislative bodies except for the National Federation. It has indirect supervision by NYC Philippines. Formerly known as Kabataang Barangay (KB) | |
| Ballerup ungdomsråd | Ballerup, Denmark | 1986 [9] | 15-25 | Serves as the local youth council for the Ballerup Municipality, it has a flat structure with no chairman, every member has an equal voice. the youth council assists the mayors office as a way to reach out to the youth of the municipaliy, as well as staging various youth oriented cultural event.
Ballerup ungdomsråd is the oldest youth council in Denmark which still exists, as well as being one of the biggest and most influential. | |
