For the first time in the OIC history, an international organization was established to coordinate youth activities.
The Founding General Assembly of Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC) was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 1-3 December 2004 under the high patronage of H.E. President Ilham Aliyev.
Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC) was granted with the status of institution affiliated to the OIC by the virtue of the resolution N3/32-C adopted by the 32nd session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Sana’a, Yemen on 28-30 June 2005.
The Inauguration of ICYF-DC Headquarters was hosted by H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey and attended by H.E. President Ilham Aliyev at the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, on 3 September 2006
The ICYF-DC is aimed at coordination youth activities in the OIC countries. The Forum pursue its activities in five major fields: advocacy of youth interests, supporting sustainable development, promoting formal and non-formal education, strengthening moral values of young generation and engaging in the dialogue among cultures and civilizations. The Forum consists of 35 leading national and 6 international youth organizations. The ICYF-DC’s highest decision- making body is its General Assembly. It elects 9-member Board, President, and Secretary-General of the Forum.
The ICYF-DC is aimed at coordination youth activities in the OIC countries. The Forum pursue its activities in five major fields: advocacy of youth interests, supporting sustainable development, promoting formal and non-formal education, strengthening moral values of young generation and engaging in the dialogue among cultures and civilizations. The Forum consists of 35 leading national and 6 international youth organizations. The ICYF-DC’s highest decision- making body is its General Assembly. It elects 9-member Board, President and Secretary-General of the Forum.
ICYF-DC Headquarters are resided in Istanbul and Regional Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.