International Union of Young Farmers is an international nongovernmental organization founded by the UN General Assembly call in the year 2000 to implement articles 17, 47 of the WORLD PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR YOUTH TO THE YEAR 2000 AND BEYOND, adopted by the UN General Assembly resolution 50/81 in 1995. The International Union of Young Farmers is located in the jurisdiction of the Republic of Austria, it is in Consultative Status with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and has representations in Latvia and Lithuania.