World Assembly of Youth

The World Assembly of Youth (WAY) is the international coordinating body of National Youth Councils and Youth Organisations. The full members of WAY are mostly National Youth Councils from all continents of the world. Currently, WAY has a total of 143 member organisations. Founded in 1949, WAY has general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and works in close cooperation with several UN agencies including UNAIDS, UNEP, ILO UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO. WAY works for promotion of youth and youth organizations in programme areas such as: youth employment, environment, human rights, democracy, population, health, drugs, community development, leadership training and many more.