by Osaka YMCA
YMCA World Council 2026
Sun, Jul 19
|YMCA Canada
The World Council is the highest governing body of the global YMCA Movement, and much more. It is also where the YMCA meets as a global Movement: over a thousand people join us as we regroup and plan ahead.
Time & Location
Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM – Jul 25, 2026, 11:59 PM
YMCA Canada, 1 Richmond St W Suite 600, Toronto, ON M5H 3W4, Canada
About the event
WHY WORLD COUNCIL IS SPECIAL
"The world is changing before our eyes", says World YMCA Secretary General Carlos Sanvee. “It is transforming, and so in turn must the YMCA. World Council is the premier event in the global YMCA calendar: it is governance, strategy, testimony, partnership, learning, skills-building and our shared YMCA Vision 2030 journey all rolled into one … and all wrapped up with fun and warmth.”
We are aiming to gather YMCA people from National Movements and Local Associations all over the world, as well as the global partners who share our YMCA vision of a just, sustainable, equitable and inclusive world.
Here is a reminder of what World Council feels like: its breadth, its depth, its ambition, its energy, its joy. Look back on 5 famous days at the 20th YMCA World Council in Aarhus in July 2022, when we adopted our shared strategic framework, Vision 2030, which will…