The World Federation of Democratic Youth would like to congratulate the African people on the occasion of the Africa day on Monday 25, 2009. On Monday people across the continent celebrate the 46th anniversary of the African Union, the then Organization of African Unity formed mainly to liberate the continent from colonization.

We would not forget to applaud the leaders of the then Organization of African Union who lead the struggles, fought and suffered to ensure that Africa becomes sovereign continent.

We applaud the leadership of the African continent for realizing the need for the involvement of youth as seen by the formation of The African Youth Charter that enables youth empowerment, provision of educational skills for development poverty eradication and economic emancipation among other needs. The challenge now for the current Heads of state of African Nations and the African peoples is to continue with the struggle of economically empowering the young generations, resisting and fighting all forms of imperialism.

We stand in solidarity towards and support of the people and youth of Western Sahara in their struggle for the establishment of a free and independent state. We salute the youth and people of Malawi and South Africa for successfully holding their elections and the will of the people was peacefully respected without interventions from the imperialists who normally intervene to determine the result of the elections. We will continually stand behind the people of Zimbabwe in their struggle to economically empower themselves through the land reform program which must be irreversible. The reform provides a means of production for the indigenous people to fully control their own economy, against imperialistic sanctions and interventions. We have witnessed with great concern how our brothers and our sisters in the Democratic republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Ivory Coast and Benin have wrestled with internal conflicts and war, promoted by the imperialist interest to divide the peoples of Africa. We also highlight the need to provide relevant institutional and political support for the attainment of peace and development in Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea and call for the African Union and the peoples and youth of Africa to resist and denounce the creation of the U.S Military base in Africa (AFRICOM).

WFDY therefore calls upon our African brothers and sisters to continually denounce all imperialistic tactics and ensure that the gains of the political struggles are non-reversible.

We wish all the African youth a strong commemoration of the Africa Day and the struggle against imperialism continues.

We, the international students and youth organizations, who are participating in the General Council of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, and in the International Solidarity Event with the Cuban Five Heroes in the American Prisons, unit and support all the just causes for all the peoples of the world and we express our solidarity with the Syrian students, youth and people and we work together to achieve:

1- Supporting the right of the Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese people in liberating occupied lands (Palestine, Syrian Golan, Lebanese Shaba’a Farms) by the Zionist Israel, supporting the immediate Israeli withdrawal to before the boundaries of the fourth of June 1967, establishing the independent Palestinian state whose capital is Jerusalem, the return of all refugees to their homes without any condition, the elimination of the apartheid wall, the immediate removal of the unjust blockade imposed on Gaza by the Zionist occupation. We also support the right of Iraqi people in their struggle to eliminate the American Imperialist occupation. We also support the Moroccan people right in liberating Serta and Mille from the Spanish occupation.

2- The solidarity with the Arab prisoners and detainees who were arrested unjustly in the prisons of the American and Israeli occupation and we ask to release them instantly.

3- We condemn what is called the penalty law against Syria which was issued by the American Congress, and we condemn the American, Zionist and Western interference in the Lebanese internal affairs.

4- Strengthening the struggle against all kinds of the Imperialist, American and Zionist projects and plans in the Arab Region and to support solidarity with their peoples to achieve freedom, sovereignty, independence and peace.

The World Federation of Democratic Youth would like to congratulate Comrade Madhav Kumar Nepal, ex- General Secretary and senior leader of Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist and Leninist, for being appointed to the Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. He is going to be a third communist Prime Minister of Nepal in confidence with the elected parliament.

This situation was promulgated after the dispute between the then government and army row to sack army chief without political consensus taken by the then Prime Minister. It seems that the new sworn prime minister is supported by 360 legislators of 22 political parties of Constituent Assembly of Nepal to lead the very volatile transitional situation of the country.

Nepal has achieved in recent years a tremendous magnitude of political changes by the strength of Great People’s Movement 2006 in a greater consensus and understanding among political parties. We do believe that those achievements can only be consolidated after a more upgraded understating among all political parties to put the peace process in a logical end and by carrying out the agendas to a progressive restructure of the state.

As the leader of mediation and experiences, we do believe comrade Madhav Kumar Nepal will successfully carryout those tasks to move the transition of Nepal so swiftly.

We remember this time the visit of comrade Nepal to WFDY HQ in December 2008 that we had a chance to listen him on Nepal situation and his party stance in current world order.

At this time we think that this is a part and parcel of what Nepali young people have been playing the greater role to bring about changes in Nepal, a more moderate change to a progressive polity in the country. This new situation led by Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist and Leninist will further materialize the hopes and aspirations of youth community in Nepal.

We congratulate him again for his successful tenure. We share this congratulation with DNYF Nepal, ANNFSU and all the youth and student community in particular, and people of Nepal in general.