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The International Year of Cooperatives 2012 is launched!
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ICA launches the Global300 Report 2011 The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) launched the latest Global 300 Report, which states that the largest 300 cooperative enterprises in the world and their collective revenues amount to USD 1.6 trillion, which is comparable to the GDP of the world's ninth largest economy. See the Press Release on the Global300 Report (pdf). Download The Global300 Report 2011 (pdf). |
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ILO launches Resource Guide on CooperativesThe International Labour Office (ILO) has made available an on-line information resource guide on cooperatives which enables access to a wide range of information resources on cooperatives. The Resource Guide includes ILO publications and documents as well as a wide range of books, articles and reports on cooperatives published by others. It also contains links to cooperative legislation, statistical information, training manuals as well as media related information. The Resource Guide is made available in English, French and Spanish. | |
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United Nations International Day of Cooperatives, 2 July 2011 "Youth, the future of cooperative enterprise" - "Les jeunes, l'avenir de l'entreprise coopérative" -"La juventud, el futuro de la empresa cooperativa". See messages of the United Nations Secretary-General, the Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) > > > . | |
| CALL FOR CASES - Strengthening the Role of Women in Cooperatives for Value Chains Development in Ethiopia For more information, please click here (pdf) |
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United Nations Expert Group Meeting,"Cooperatives in Social Development", 3-6 May 2011 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The United Nations Division for Social Policy and Development in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in collaboration with the Government of Mongolia,hosted an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on "Cooperatives in Social Development; Beyond 2012 " on 3-6 May 2011 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The meeting addressed four key themes: (1) Promoting research on cooperatives; 2) Identifying and Promoting Good Practices and Addressing Challenges faced by cooperatives; (3) Raising Public Awareness on cooperatives; and (4) Policy and Planning Beyond 2012. See agenda, presentations and more information > > > |
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United Nations announces theme of International Year of Cooperatives 2012
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Documents of Interest
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Resilience of the cooperative business model in times of crisis: ILO report A 2009 ILO report that was commissioned to the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) shows that cooperative enterprises around the world are proving resilient to the global economic crisis. Financial cooperatives remain financially sound; consumer cooperatives are reporting increased turnover; worker cooperatives are seeing growth as people choose the cooperative form of enterprise to respond to new economic realities. The report provides historical evidence and current empirical evidence that proves that the cooperative model of enterprise survives crisis, but more importantly that it is a sustainable form of enterprise able to withstand crisis, maintaining the livelihoods of the communities in which they operate. Read the full report. Read the full report > > > |
