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"Böyük ipək yolu" beynəlxalq gənclər ittifaqı

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	"Böyük ipək yolu" beynəlxalq gənclər ittifaqı
Organization's acronym:	GSW IYU
Former Name(s):	"Böyük ipək yolu" International Youth Union
Address:	Baku, Samed Vurgun str. 43, World Business Center, 15th floor, AZ 1014 ZAP ZAP Azerbaijan
Phone:	+994 125974886
Fax:	+994 125973056
Email:	secretariat@gswyouth.org
Web site:	www.gswyouth.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	English Russian French Azerbaijani Turkish

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Business and Industry Culture Development Education Governance Human Rights Migration Minority Rights Peace and Security Refugees Religion Sports for Peace and Development Sustainable Development Volunteerism Women/gender Equality Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Millennium Development Goals Social Development: Conflict Cooperative Social policy Youth Sustainable Development: Capacity-building Education Gender equality International cooperation for an enabling environment Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Jordan Tajikistan Türkiye Egypt India Hungary Albania Republic of Moldova Spain Tunisia Pakistan Georgia Morocco Greece Ukraine Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Kyrgyzstan Azerbaijan China Russian Federation Kazakhstan Iraq
Millennium Development Goals:	Promote gender equality and empower women Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	Aim of the Union is to coordinate the activities of its members, also to represent and protect their common interests, to improve tolerance and mutual understanding among young people in order to contribute to the creation and development of intercivilizations and intercultural dialogue, and to support activities of young people in this field. Uniting our countries based on the historical fact of connection by the great trade road, modern youth attempted to create mutually beneficial and enriching collaboration, to reach the cultural dialoge, as well as to spread the idea of usage of the potential of youth for sustainable development. Congress adopted the Baku Youth Declaration, the President of the Union, 4 Vice-presidents, 7 Bureau Members and the Chairman of Control Supervising Comission were elected among the candidates voluntarily nominated by participants. Moreover, 2 working groups on Charter and Rules of Procedure were assigned based on voluntary membership of the participants. In order to unite all of the countries historically connected by the Great Silk Way on a single youth platform, it is intended to increase the number of member countries. In addition to the Secretary placed in Baku, it is planned to open official representations in each of the full member countries. Organization plans to achieve the global level in the future and therefore become an intergovernmental youth structure.
Year established (YYYY):	2012
Year of registration (YYYY):	2012
Organizational structure:	ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT BODIES OF THE UNION The followings are the management bodies of the Union: • General Assembly; • Board; • Control - Supervising Commission. The supreme management body of the Union is General Assembly of its members. The General Assembly convenes at least once in three years. Extraordinary General Assembly convenes upon the initiative of one third of the members of the Union or upon the initiative of the Board. Control - Supervising Commission may raise the issue of calling extraordinary General Assembly before the Board. Members of the Union shall be notified about the venue and time of the General Assembly three weeks prior to the assembly. In the period between the General Assemblies general management of the Union is carried out by the Board. Composition, formation and number of the members of the Board is determined by the General Assembly through voting. The Board consists of the chairman of the Board, deputies of the chairman and representatives of member organizations, and carries out executive functions. Management of the current activity of departments is carried out by the Secretary General. Control - Supervising Commission of the Union supervises that activities of the authorized officials and participants are in compliance with the Charter, and financial activity of the Union.
Number and type of members:	Members of the Union may be non-commercial legal entities, national non-governmental youth platform organizations functioning in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan and in foreign countries and international non-governmental youth platform organizations working with young people. Members of the Union maintain their independence and rights of legal entity. There are full members and observer members of organization. Currently, the number of the member organizations and observers has increased to 37. Albania: National Council of Students Azerbaijan: NAYORA Bangladesh: Bangadesh Scouts China - All-China Youth Federation and Chinese Youth network Croatia: Euroatlantic Club of Croatia Egypt: Ministry of Youth Georgia: Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs Germany: MUN association of the University of Flensburg Greece: UNESCO Youth Club of Thessaloniki Hungary: Christian Democrats Youth Union India: Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan Italy: People to people and Mina Vaganti Youth Union Israel: ELAI - Association of Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Iraq: Students and Youth Union TURKMEN ELI Jordan: AIESEC Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Youth Congress Kyrgyzstan: Youth Initiatives Development Foundation Lithuania: Lithuanian Social Democratic Union Malta: National Youth Council of Malta Moldova: National Youth Council of Moldova Morocco: Moroccan Youth Forum Pakistan: Vasl Artists Collective Portugal: Portugese National Youth Council Romania: National Authority for Sports and Youth Russia: Assosiation of Youth Public Organizations of the Republic of Dagestan Singapore: AIESEC South Korea: Corporation Beautiful Youth Spain: Spanish Youth Council and AEGEE Tarragina Tajikistan: Ministry of Youth Tunisia: Tunisian scouts Turkey: Genc MUSIAD Ukraine: Ukrainian Youth Public Chamber Uzbekistan: ECOMAKTAB and Hong Kong (Special Administartive Region): Isustainable.org
Affiliation with NGO networks:	N/A
Funding structure:	Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Other sources Grants from Governments Fundraising campaigns Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:	International Inter-governmental institutions

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:	Indigenous people Children and youth Women Non-governmental organization
Involvement in UN Partnerships:	Yes
If yes, explain in detail:	GSW IYU cooperates with with the local UN branches as well as UN institutions in member countries.
Affiliation with other organizations:	N/A
Publications:	N/A

Advancement of Women

Affiliation with other organizations:	UN Trust Fund to end Violence against Women
Statements or documents submitted to the Commission on the Status of Women:	The Project on Ending Domestic Violence against Women. Submitted to the UN trust Fund