Call for Applications

Vetted Roster of Experts on GEPA

UNDP’s Democratic Governance Group and Gender Team have developed a Global Initiative on Gender Equality in Public Administration (UNDP GEPA initiative).

As part of that initiative, a roster of vetted experts on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Public Administration is being established, in order to provide demand-driven advisory services, access to knowledge, and technical backstopping to UNDP country offices, regional service centers and other offices.

Applications are solicited until 30 June 2014, from highly-qualified experts and experienced individuals (not firms) to be considered for inclusion in this new thematic expert roster. We are looking for a diverse group of people in terms of expertise, skills, languages and seniority.

Interested experts should review the announcement and apply only if they meet the minimum requirements as specified in the call for applications. Candidates are welcome to apply in the UNDP working language they wish (English, French or Spanish).

The Gender Equality in Public Administration Vetted Experts Roster announcement is available in English | French |SpanishPlease note that this call for experts is not linked to other UNDP rosters or to a specific UNDP recruitment opportunity. You may send an email to gepa.roster@undp.org for any questions or clarifications.

End criminalization and discrimination of LGBT all over the world

On the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) would like to express our solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people all over the world who are facing criminalization and gender discrimination.

Today, homosexuality is considered a crime in 83 countries around the world. This unacceptable statistics tells us that many LGBT including young LGBT people are facing every day struggles with regards to their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.

On the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, we call to end criminalization and discrimination all over the world and demand our member organizations to comply with the principle of non-discrimination. We also demand the United Nations to pass the legally-binding human rights instruments for LGBT rights promotion and protection including the establishment of the United Nation Special Rapporteur on LGBT rights.

IUSY reaffirms the foundation principle that all human beings are born free and equal. No one should be criminalized and discriminated based on their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Unity among Left Forces in Burkina Faso

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IUSY accompanies the political process of unity among left forces in Burkina Faso

The President of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY), Felipe Jeldres, and IUSY Secretary General, Evin Incir, participated in the first Congress of Mouvement du Peuple Pour le Progrès (MPP) that took place in Ouagadougú, Burkina Faso, between 3 and 6 April 2014.

MPP is a new political party founded in Burkina Faso as a result of a union agreement between over 10 socialist and social democrat parties and organizations. IUSY Member Organization Jeunesse du Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès/ Parti Socialiste – J PDP-PS is among them. The main goal of this new party is to win the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for September 2015.

During their visit, IUSY President and SG met with members from the party’s national executive, led by president Roch Marc Christian Kabore. In those meetings, they shared their vision and expectations about this new party that intends to create a wide majority that can carry out the urgent and necessary political, economical and social transformations in the country.

Following the opening of the Congress, IUSY President addressed an audience over 2500 delegates from all around the country. On behalf of IUSY, he presented a diagnosis of the challenges that the African region faces today highlighting that the only way to overcome them is with a union of socialist forces. Therefore IUSY welcomes this Congress of unity.

The Congress ended with a massive activity in the municipality of Burkina Faso where over 15000 people gathered while local artists livened up the atmosphere. The final note of the event was the closing speech from the Party’s President.

Burkina Faso is still one of the poorest countries in the world with a fragmented political system of more than 100 parties in the country. The decision of a set of ten socialist and social democrat parties and organizations to build a new alternative in their country is undoubtedly great news and from IUSY we will continue to support the political process that is starting now. We hope that it will bring about better life conditions for the peoples of Burkina Faso

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IUSY acompaña el proceso de unidad política de la izquierda en Burkina Faso

 El Presidente de la Unión Internacional de Juventudes Socialistas –IUSY-, Felipe Jeldres, Junto a la Secretaria General de la Organización, Evin Incir, participaron del primer congreso del Mouvement du Peuple Pour le Progrès (MPP) que se desarrolló en la ciudad de Ouagadougú, Burkina Faso, entre el 03 y el 06 de Abril.

El MPP es un nuevo partido político que se ha formado en Burkina Faso, producto de un acuerdo de unidad y fusión de más de 10 partidos y organizaciones políticas de carácter socialista y socialdemócrata, entre las que se encuentra la  Jeunesse du Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès/ Parti Socialiste – J PDP-PS , organización miembro de IUSY. Este nuevo partido tiene como primer objetivo ganar las próximas elecciones presidenciales, que se desarrollarán en el mes de septiembre del 2015.

En su visita, el Presidente y la Secretaria General de IUSY se reunieron con miembros de la directiva nacional del partido, encabezados por su presidente Roch Marc Christian Kabore, donde compartieron su visión y expectativas sobre el nuevo partido, que pretende generar una amplia mayoría para hacer las urgentes y necesarias transformaciones políticas, económicas y sociales en ese país.

Luego, en la inauguración del Congreso, y ante más de 2500 delegados de todo el país, el Presidente de IUSY entregó un saludo a nombre de la organización, haciendo un diagnóstico sobre los problemas que enfrenta hoy el continente africano, y señalando con fuerza que la única forma de solucionarlo es con la unidad de las fuerzas socialistas, por lo que desde IUSY ven con muy buenos ojos este congreso de unidad.

El congreso finalizó con una actividad masiva en el estado municipal de Burkina Faso, con más de 15000 personas presentes y la participación de artistas locales que animaron a la gente, para luego dar paso al discurso final del Presidente del Partido.

Burkina Faso es hoy uno de los países más pobres del mundo, y con un sistema político fragmentado, compuesto por más de 100 partidos en todo el país. Por lo tanto, la decisión de una decena de partidos y organizaciones socialistas y socialdemócratas de construir una nueva alternativa para su país, es sin duda una gran noticia, y desde IUSY continuaremos apoyando el proceso político que se inicia, y que esperamos traiga mejores condiciones de vida para el pueblo de Burkina Faso.

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IUSY World Festival 2014

We are glad and proud to invite you to the

IUSY World Festival 2014
from the 20th to the 26th of August
at the Ghajn Tuffieha Camping Site in Malta

The aim of the World Festival is to gather young political activists from all over the world to shape new politics. It offers a high-profile platform for political youth leaders and policy experts to map out their progressive vision for the future. The World Festival has a long tradition and is the highlight for IUSY, its member organizations and all the young people who come to meet new friends, have fun and discuss politics.

“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made
and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.”

Many great socialists and social democrats have fought for long for an equal world. One of them was Nelson Mandela has recently passed away and left us with the hope that everything is possible as long as we believe in our strength to achieve it. The World Festival therefor focuses on “15 Actions to Eradicate Poverty in 15 Years”, which we believe is one of the biggest tasks for socialism and social democracy to deal with as one of its struggle for an equal and just world. .

>> PLEASE FIND ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION HERE <<

If you have further questions or need support, please do not hesitate to contact us (iusy@iusy.org). Kindly note to start your preparations as soon as possible, since it will make it a lot easier for all of us and cheaper for you.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Malta!

Stand Up Against Racism – Every Day!

International Day against Racism on March 21st: IUSY FIGHTS RACISM EVERY DAY!

Today is International Day against Racism. Racism still hits a huge amount of people, all round the world. Some of them every day. Some of them deadly. In some parts of the world we even see how it spreads and brings with it war and inequality.

The International Day against Racism is important to help making daily discrimination more visible. But in fact: as IUSY we say no to racism every day! As IUSY we want zero tolerance against racism! We raise our voice against it, against the extrem-right. Against racism in asylum- and migration policies and against racism in everyday life. It is about firmly standing for our ongoing struggle: against racism and fascism.

Dividing lines between groups of the society are not cultural or ethnic ones, but social and economic ones. Racism is often described as a phenomenon at the margins, but in fact it is quite the opposite. Racism has been and is becoming part of the political discourse and is thereby seen as a “valid political opinion”. We can find it in the whole society, at all levels -whether speaking about laws, institutions or our work environment. Whether we are walking on the street, watching TV or reading newspapers.

As socialists and social democrats, we will never accept a shift in the political debate to be about hierarchies between groups. We must tackle the roots of the problem. We believe that these include social injustice, inequality, unemployment and segregation as part of a capitalist system.

As IUSY we believe in diversity. And we are fighting racism all over the world. In single steps, one after the other. We will not succeed on one single day. Maybe not until tomorrow and maybe not even until the day after. But every single day, we are making a difference.  STAND UP AGAINST RACISM – EVERY DAY!

 

The New IUSY Presidium

IUSY is happy to announce the new IUSY Presidium members elected on the IUSY World Congress in Copenhagen:

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PRESIDENT:
Felipe Jeldres
, JS Chile

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SECRETARY GENERAL:
Evin Incir
, SSU Sweden

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VICE PRESIDENTS:

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Africa

Mikael Baguin, JPDP/PS Burkina Faso
Samuel Muyizzi, UYD Uganda
Senia Bachir Abderahman, UJSARIO Western Sahara

America

Johanna Ortega, JPS Paraguay
Lucia Zapata, JSU Uruguay
Sebastian Melchor, JS Argentina
Zac Mukuy Aracely Ramirez, JPRD Mexico

Asia-Pacific

Pimisiri Petchnamro, YPD Thailand
Rafaela Mae David, AKBAYAN Youth Philippines

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Europe

Alexander Grandt Petersen, DSU Denmark
Ana Pirtskhalva, YS Georgia
Anna Bruckner, SJÖ Austria
Jan Lichtwitz, JUSOS Germany
Roberta Capone, GD Italy
Srdjan Subotic, CSDY Croatia
Victor Moratinos, JS Spain

Mediterranean

Nimrod Barnea, Young Meretz Israel
Raed Deby, FY Palestine

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Nominations for the IUSY World Congress 2014

We, the International Union of Socialist Youth are happy to announce the following candidates for the XXX. IUSY World Congress 2014 in Denmark:

General Seceretary
Evin Incir (SSU Sweden)

President
Nimrod Barnea (YMY Israel)
Felipe Jeldres (JS Chile)
Raed Bou Hamdan (PYO Lebanon)

Chair of Control Commission
Stephan Köker (SJD-DF Germany)

Members of Control Commission
Maria Lila Castillo (JR Argentina)
Gloria Reyes (J PRD Domenican Republic)
Martin Clavijo (JNE Uruguay)
German Andreas Henao Ortega (JLC Colombia)

Vice Presidents – Europe
Anna Bruckner (SJ Austria)
Jan Lichtwitz (Jusos Germany)
Srdjan Subotic (CSDY Croatia)
Ana Pirtskhalava (YS Georgia)
Alexander Grandt Peterson (DSU Denmark)
Roberta Capone (GD Italia)
Jack Storry (Labour Students UK)
Victor Martinez (JS Èspagna)

Vice Presidents – Asia-Pacific
Pimisiri Petchnamrob (YPD Thailand)
Rafaela Mae David (AKBAYAN Youth Philippines)

Vice Presidents – Africa
Mikael Baguin (JPDP/PS Burkina Faso)
Abdourhamane Assoumane (OJT Niger)
Senia Bachir Abderahman (UJSARIO West-Sahara)
Samuel Muyizzi (UYD Uganda)
Omayma Achour (J Ittihadia Morocco)

Vice Presidents – Mediterranean
Raed Debiy (FY Palestine)

Vice Presidents – America
Sebastian Melchor (JS Argentina)
Lucas Sebastian Duran (JR Argentina)
Valeria Villegas (JRS Chile)
Juan Diego Gomez (JL Costa Rica)
Jean-Luis Rodriguez (J PRD Domenican Republic)
Zac Mukuy Aracely Ramirez (J PRD Mexico)
Johanna Ortega (JPS Paraguay)
Lucia Zapata (JSU Uruguay)
Guillermo Miguelena (JAD Venezuela)

XXX. IUSY World Congress

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Dear Comrades,

We have the pleasure of inviting you to the forthcoming:

 15 Actions to eradicate Poverty in 15 Years

XXX. IUSY World Congress

Copenhagen, Denmark – 28th February to 2nd March 2014


“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.” — Nelson Mandela

 Although the extreme poverty rates have been cut in half since 1990, 1 in 8 people still remain hungry today. As Nelson Mandela said, poverty is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. So it is now up to us to keep on fighting against poverty and develop concrete actions to achieve a social wellbeing for all. Furthermore we can no longer neglect the link among the economic, social and environmental dimensions of development, achieving social wellbeing for all requires policy making, where social equity, economic growth and environmental protection are approached together.

 Together with you we want to develop an IUSY World Campaign promoting 15 Actions to eradicate poverty in the next 15 years. Together we can and will make a difference! We are looking forward to meet all of you again to enjoy both the fun and the politics. Our hosting organization, DSU in Denmark, is happy to welcome all of you to Copenhagen.

 

With Socialist Regards,

Viviana Piñero
IUSY President

Beatriz Talegón
IUSY Secretary General

Camilla Brejner Schwalbe
DSU President