The International Youth Council is a global organization that emerged at the fourth annual UN Youth Assembly in 2007 and it's headquartered in New York. The International Youth Council - Yemen is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that focuses on achieving sustainable development of the Yemeni society, taking care of youth development, spreading civic culture through its various fields of work. In addition, IYC-Y interacting seriously and positively with emergency changes at the national, regional and international levels, in support of common human values and achieving equitable integration among people. The International Youth Council - Yemen is a corporate body with an independent financial status.