Positions

Based on Doomsday Clock 2025 estimation, we are 89 seconds before midnight. The Bulletin of the Atomic scientists was influenced from the increased nuclear threat to make the decision to move the clock one second closer to midnight in comparison with last year. 80 years after the first atomic bombing in Hiroshima, the nuclear threat…

Fostering climate finance  Every day, the impacts of the climate crisis become more devastating, pushing communities worldwide to the brink of survival. For billions of people, particularly those in the Global South, the climate crisis is not a distant threat: it is their harsh daily reality. From catastrophic flooding to relentless heatwaves, the consequences of…

Against any cooperation with anti-democrats – For diversity, tolerance and the good life for all The International Young Naturefriends (IYNF) strongly oppose any cooperation with anti- democrats.  This means that the International Young Naturefriends and their member organisations never and in no way cooperate with anti democratic, right-wing extremist and fascist parties or organisations. Representatives…

Situation in Israel and Palestine  Position Paper on the current situation in Israel and Palestine In light of the recent escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas caused by the terror attack by Hamas on 7.10.2023, we encourage all parties to participate in a constructive dialogue and to act towards an immediate ceasefire and to…

Stop the war in Syria  International Young Naturefriends for Peace and Democracy: Stop the war in Syria! Our demands The Young Naturefriends are part of an internationalist and anti-militaristic movement. Young Naturefriends stand with the values of peace, democracy and solidarity among people and nations. The war in Syria, which has started with protests against…

#renew the energy sector  #renew the energy sector – Statement for leaving coal and nuclear power behind Our demands We as IYNF, demand from the EU to stop all subsidies for nuclear power and fossil fuels and to implement a meaningful carbon trading scheme. We would like to invite our MOs to implement activities on…

For a human asylum policy  Naturefriends demand a human European asylum policy instead of further refugee camps on the territory of the European Union The lack of a clear European asylum policy has led to an inhuman praxis of locking refugees into camps in countries at the borders of the European Union. In theory, people…

The current refugee situation  Position Paper on the current refugee situation Background  From 14 to 19 November 2017, a group of 31 young adults from 16 European countries came together in Heerlen, Netherlands, for the conference “Raise Your Voice”. It was organised by International Young Naturefriends(IYNF), a network originating from the Naturefriends movement, bringing together…

Naturefriends Resolution About PEGIDA  Naturefriends Resolution About PEGIDA The movement PEGIDA (‘Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the Occident’) is receiving a lot of international media coverage, raising concerns far beyond German borders. Naturefriends Munich published an official resolution, stating that showing solidarity with the weakest members of society is part of the Naturefriends’ self-conception.…