List of youth councils

This is a list of youth councils around the world.

Youth councils
Name Location Country Founded Ages Notes
Dartford Youth Council Borough of Dartford United Kingdom 12-18[1] Dartford Youth Council aims to give young people a voice on subjects that matter to the youth of Dartford. Members of DYC are from academic years 8 – 13. They discuss issues affecting the youth of Dartford as well as aiming toto improve Dartford from a youth perspective Works with the Kent Youth County Council and the British Youth Council.e.
Harrow Youth Parliament London Borough of Harrow United Kingdom 2009 11-18 Serves over 20,000 young people in Harrow. Has one seat on the Harrow Council Overview & Scrutiny Committee
Oldham Youth Council Oldham United Kingdom 2006 11-21 First Youth Council in the United Kingdom to hold constitutional power in the local government
Japanese Community Youth Council San Francisco, California United States 1970 Serves 8,000 children and families each year.
National Youth Council of Nigeria Abuja Nigeria 1954 The Authentic Mouthpiece and the umbrella body of all youth organisations in Nigeria. It is charged with policy formulation and implementation on issues bordering on youth development in Nigeria.
Maine Legislative Youth Advisory Council U.S Virgin Islands Legislative Youth Advisory Council United States 13 through adult Has authority to introduce legislation
National Youth Assembly of Korea Seoul South Korea 2003 The main national youth parliament under supervisions by the National Assembly of Korea and with limited powers to make bills directly to full sessions and committees of the National Assembly.
National Youth Commission Quezon City Philippines 15-30[2] 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 Council of Ireland Dublin Ireland 1967 A national representative body for voluntary youth organisations.
National Youth Council of Singapore Bishan–Toa Payoh Singapore 1989[3] 13 to 35 The national coordinating body for youth affairs in Singapore
Sangguniang Kabataan Philippines Philippines 1991 [4] 15-17[5] 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)
Youth Parliament of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2015[6] 18-30
Youth Parliament Program Jaipur India 2016[7] The Youth Parliament Program would be a debate between the best debaters and policymakers and opinion-makers. The platform will inspire the youth to express their views in an organized way. It will also allow for the emergence of bright future leaders To Create Awareness and Empower Youth though Youth parliament sessions

References
  1. "Dartford Youth Council".
  2. RA 8044
  3. "Vision", National Youth Council. Retrieved 12/23/07.
  4. National Youth Parliament. Retrieved 12/23/07.
  5. RA 7160. Local Government Code of the Philippines as amended in 2002.
  6. "Parlimen Belia Malaysia". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  7. "Youth Parliament Program | Swatantrata". Youth Parliament Program | Swatantrata. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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