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IYC 2025 Series: Building a Better World Together – Cooperative Contributions to SDG 8

21st May 202521st May 2025 by Mattie Milliken

Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to the SDGs is a policy brief series developed in support of the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives to showcase how cooperatives … Read more…

Categories Copac Studies, publication feature Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

Theme Announced for CoopsDay 2025: Driving Inclusive and Sustainable Solutions for a Better World

13th May 202512th May 2025 by Mattie Milliken

Brussels, 12 May 2025 — The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) is pleased to announce the official theme for the 2025 International Day of Cooperatives (CoopsDay): … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, coopsday, idc2025, iyc2025, sdgs, sustainable development

COPAC launches “Building a Better World Together” SDG Brief Series update for IYC2025

2nd May 2025 by Mattie Milliken

  The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) has launched a new series of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) policy briefs under the theme Building a Better World … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, iyc2025, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

IYC 2025 Series: Building a Better World Together – Cooperative Contributions to SDG 3

21st May 202528th April 2025 by Mattie Milliken

Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to the SDGs is a policy brief series developed in support of the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives to showcase how cooperatives … Read more…

Categories Copac Studies, publication feature Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

IYC 2025 Series: Building a Better World Together – Cooperative Contributions to SDG 5

21st May 202531st March 2025 by Mattie Milliken

Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to the SDGs is a policy brief series developed in support of the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives to showcase how cooperatives … Read more…

Categories Copac Studies, publication feature Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

Cooperatives on the agenda of the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women

28th April 202520th March 2025 by Mattie Milliken

During a side event at the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), cooperatives were highlighted as an innovative pathway to empower communities and transform care systems. Held at … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, iyc2025, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

Cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy breaking new ground at the Commission for Social Development (CSocD63)

28th April 20257th March 2025 by Mattie Milliken

For the first time, the 63rd session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD63), held from 5 to 14 February 2025, featured a dedicated session on the role … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, iyc2025, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

Knowledge Brief: Cooperatives as Engines of Social Justice

31st March 202520th February 2025 by Mattie Milliken

In celebration of World Social Justice Day and building on the COPAC Multi-Stakeholder Panel held last week at CSOCD63, this new COPAC IYC brief explores how the cooperative model fosters … Read more…

Categories Copac Studies, publication feature Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

Cooperatives build a better world: official launch of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025

12th December 202412th December 2024 by Mattie Milliken

The UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2025, themed “Cooperatives Build a Better World,” was officially launched on 25th November 2024 during the ICA Global Conference in New Delhi, India. … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, iyc2025, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

COPAC members explore institutional pathways for cooperative growth and resilience in Delhi

28th April 202511th December 2024 by Mattie Milliken

As part of the ICA Global Conference held in New Delhi, India, the session on Institutional Support for Cooperative Development brought together leading experts from international organizations to discuss how … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, iyc2025, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

UN launches official logo for the International Year of Cooperatives 2025

12th December 202421st October 2024 by Mattie Milliken

The United Nations Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) is proud to announce the launch of the official logo for the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025). The … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, iyc2025, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

Official launch of the UN International Year of Cooperatives to be held in New Delhi

12th December 20249th October 2024 by Mattie Milliken

The 2024 Global Cooperative Conference takes place on 25-30 November 2024 at the Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India and will be the offical launch of the United Nations International Year … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

How cooperatives leverage technology, innovation, and youth to advance the SDGs

28th April 202525th September 2024 by Mattie Milliken

On September 20, 2024, the Permanent Missions of Mongolia and Kenya to the United Nations, alongside the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), hosted a virtual side … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

COPAC Hosts Online Side Event at UN Summit of the Future

25th September 202420th September 2024 by Mattie Milliken

  Ahead of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025, which was proclaimed in resolution A/RES/78/175; the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Kenya to … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

UN Hosted A Soft Launch Event For The 2025 International Year Of Cooperatives

12th December 202417th July 2024 by Fran McCrae
UN Hosted A Soft Launch Event For The 2025 International Year Of Cooperatives.

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) held a soft launch event for the 2025 International … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

2025 is proclaimed UN International Year of Cooperatives

21st October 202422nd November 2023 by Ines Segui

The 2023 resolution on cooperatives in social development – adopted on 3 November by the United Nations General Assembly – calls for the proclamation of the second International Year of … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

Good reasons to count on cooperatives for accelerated sustainable development

28th April 202517th November 2023 by Ines Segui

In the context of the UN SDG Summit, COPAC has launched five short videos pointing out concrete facts on how cooperatives can contribute to make Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a … Read more…

Categories News, Videos Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

2023 UN Secretary-General Report on cooperatives in social development released

13th October 2023 by Ines Segui

The 2023 UN Secretary General report on cooperatives in social development outlines key policies and actions that can assist cooperatives realise their full potential to help countries achieve the Sustainable … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

Putting SDGs back on track: the cooperative model can deliver sustainable and inclusive transformation

28th April 202514th September 2023 by Ines Segui

Marking the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, on 18-19 September, during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week, world leaders will assess the progress of the 17 … Read more…

Categories News Tags cooperatives, coops, sdgs, sustainability, sustainable development

COPAC celebrated the International Day of Cooperatives with a VNR Lab at the HLPF

28th April 20256th July 2023 by Ines Segui

In the context of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), COPAC organised, for the second consecutive year, a Voluntary National Review Lab (VNR Lab). The VNR Lab … Read more…

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