IFBDO has the Participatory status with the Council of Europe, and it is Registered at United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (NGO Branch).

[6] Since then World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on June 14 every year[7] and it is sponsored by the founding partners IFBDO, WHO, IFRCS and ISBT.

[citation needed] The International Youth Committee's policy is directed by the IYC Board, which is elected every three years to coincide with the Forum.

The representative figures of the IYC Board are: President (currently Silvia Capodicasa, Albania), Secretary-General (currently Hichem Touahria, Algeria) and Treasurer (currently Diego Lopez Santos, Spain).

The IYC Board is also composed of the Continental Delegates: Africa (currently Dounia Belouafi, Morocco), America (currently Fiorella Pacheco Rojas, Perù), Europe (currently João Pedro Junqueira, Portugal).