National Youth Council of Latvia

**The National Youth Council of Latvia**
Office	Šarlotes iela 1b, Riga, Latvia
Founded in	1992
Website	http://ljp.lv

The National Youth Council of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Jaunatnes Padome; LJP) is an umbrella organization of youth organizations in Latvia. Its mission is to improve the living conditions of young people and to represent the interests of youth organizations on national and international level. Youth Council's member organizations join around 30,000 young people across Latvia.^[1]

The National Youth Council of Latvia is one of the main youth policy leaders in the country. LJP provides information to the public and promotes civic participation of young people, encouraging them to engage themselves in youth organizations, non-formal education activities and shelters the youth organizations.

History

The Youth Council of Latvia was founded in 1992 by 15 Youth Organisations. It is an umbrella organisation for non-governmental youth and children's organisations in Latvia. In accordance with Latvian law, LJP was registered in the Public Register (of nongovernmental organisations) at the Ministry of Justice on April 15, 1996.^[2]

Organisation

LJP functions are provided by seven Board members (who are elected from member organizations) and the LJP permanent office staff, which is supervised by Executive Director. Every year, the Congress, consisting of representatives from member organizations, decides on admission of new member organizations to LJP, discusses and decides upon next year's plans, elects President and Board members.

LJP is a member organization of the European Youth Forum and organizations in Latvia such as the Civic Alliance - Latvia and the Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation.

Mission and areas of operation

The mission of The National Youth Council of Latvia is to promote development and cooperation among youth organizations, to motivate young people to get involved in youth NGOs. LJP also works on youth policy related issues - promotion of youth rights, recognition of non-formal learning, recognition of volunteering to ensure that young people are encouraged to develop as active citizens. Thus, the National Youth Council of Latvia represents and advocates its members' views and interests, implements various projects on local and regional level, and continues to work at both national and international levels.^[3]

LJP‘s main task is to represent the interests of young people in Latvia and in international institutions.

Areas of operation:

Interest advocacy
Foreign affairs and development cooperation
Information and networking for youth organizations
LJP Development and Cooperation
Formation of new organizations

Member organizations

See the list on the official website.

External links

Official Website
Ministry of Children, Family and Integration Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
Youth in Action National Agency of Latvia

Notes

↑ http://www.ljp.lv
↑ According to the official business and social organization register of Latvia http://www.lursoft.lv/
↑ http://www.ljp.lv

Member organisations of the European Youth Forum (YFJ)

Full members: International non-governmental youth organisations	Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations International ATD Fourth World Movement Democrat Youth Community of Europe European Bureau of Conscientious Objection Young European Socialists European Confederation of Youth Clubs European Democrat Students European Educational Exchanges – Youth for Understanding European Federation for Intercultural Learning Erasmus Student Network ACTIVE - Sobriety, Friendship and Peace European Students' Union European Trade Union Confederation Youth EU Federation of Youth Hostel Associations European Union of Jewish Students Ecumenical Youth Council in Europe International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements (Fimcap) Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) International Federation of Liberal Youth International Falcon Movement - Socialist Education International International Federation of Medical Students' Associations International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organisation International Union of Socialist Youth International Young Nature Friends International Young Catholic Students - International Movement of Catholic Students Young European Federalists European Liberal Youth International Movement of Catholic Agricultural and Rural Youth Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions Rural Youth Europe Service Civil International World Esperanto Youth Organization World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Organisation of the Scout Movement Youth Action for Peace Youth and Environment Europe Youth of the European People's Party Youth for Exchange and Understanding European Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations Young Women's Christian Association Youth of European Nationalities

Full members: National youth councils	Allianssi British Youth Council Nationale Jeugdraad Comité pour les Relations Nationales et Internationales des Associations de Jeunesse et d'Education Populaire Eesti Noorteühenduste Liit Conférence Générale de la Jeunesse Luxembourgoise Consejo de la Juventud de España Conselho Nacional de Juventude Consell Nacional de la Joventut de Catalunya Consiliul Național al Tineretului din Moldova Comité pour les Relations Internationales de Jeunesse National Youth Council of Switzerland Cyprus Youth Council Deutsches Nationalkomitee für Internationale Jugendarbeit Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd National Youth Council of Greece Forum Nazionale dei Giovani Kunsill Nazzjonali Taz-Zghazagh Lietuvos jaunimo organizacijų taryba Latvijas Jaunatnes Padome Landsrådet for Norske barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner Landsrådet för Sveriges ungdomsorganisationer Landsamband æskulýðsfélaga Mladinski Svet Slovenjie Mreža Mladih Hrvatske National Assembly of Youth Organisations of the Republic of Azerbaijan National Council of Youth Organisations of Georgia National Youth Council of Armenia National Youth Council of Ireland National Youth Council of Russia Österreichische Kinder- und Jugendvertretung Belarusian Union of Youth and Children's Public Associations Rada Mládeže Slovenska Česká rada dětí a mládeže Vlaamse Jeugdraad

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