🌟 COOPERATIVES BUILD A BETTER WORLD 🌟 This is the theme for the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives, #IYC2025, which was confirmed yesterday (19 June), when the United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the resolution Together, #cooperatives will use the #CoopsYear to showcase how they ✅ have enduring global impact ✅ are an essential solution to overcome many global challenges ✅ accelerate efforts to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs) by 2030 ➡️ Read the full news story: https://bit.ly/3RDBky6 ➡️ Watch the moment the resolution was adopted (from 2:22:36): https://bit.ly/3XPmokr ➡️ Register now for the official launch in New Delhi (25 to 30 November 2024): https://lnkd.in/gYC83aqp #IYC2025 #CoopsYear #ICANewDelhi2024 International Cooperative Alliance - Africa International Cooperative Alliance - Asia and Pacific International Cooperative Alliance- ICYC ICMIF Co-operative Housing International Cooperatives Europe CICOPA International Health Cooperative Organisation
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The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is an independent, non-governmental organisation established in 1895 to unite, represent and serve cooperatives worldwide. It provides a global voice and forum for knowledge, expertise and co-ordinated action for and about cooperatives. The ICA’s members are international and national cooperative organisations from all sectors of the economy, including agriculture, banking, consumer, fisheries, health, housing, insurance, and workers. They come from one hundred countries, representing one billion individuals worldwide. The cooperative movement operates a central office in Brussels and four regional offices for Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. The ICA structure also has sectoral organisations for cooperatives active in agriculture, industry and services, consumer-retail, banking, fisheries, health, housing and insurance. The International Cooperative Alliance is the custodian of the cooperative values and principles and makes the case for the distinctive values-based economic cooperative business model which also provides individuals and communities with an instrument of self-help and influence of their development. The ICA advocates the interests and success of cooperatives, disseminates best practices and know-how, strengthens their capacity building and monitors their and progress over time.
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http://www.ica.coop
External link for International Cooperative Alliance
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 11-50 employees
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- Brussels, Brussels
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- 1895
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- Ensure supportive legal frameworks for co-operative growth, Promoting the co-operative principles, Building co-operative message and securing co-operative identity, and Position co-operatives as builders of sustainability
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#India is a land of breathtaking natural beauty and cultural history - and the location for the 2024 ICA Global Cooperative Conference (New Delhi, 25-30 November). The official conference video gives a glimpse of the geography, architecture and people that conference attendees will meet and experience. 📽 Watch the full video at https://lnkd.in/gCzV5TUn 🎟 Conference info and registration: https://lnkd.in/evMMRk_g #2024ICANewDelhi #NamasteICA #CoopsYear #IYC2025
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In exactly four months time, the doors will be opening for the 2024 ICA Global Cooperative Congress in #NewDelhi, #India (25-30 November). Don't forget to register soon, and start applying for visas if they are needed from your country. This week we have added more speakers to the lineup, including... ✨ Aicha Errifaai - General Director, Office du Développement de la Coopération in Morocco ✨ Jelmer van de Mortel, Head of Acorn, Rabobank Cooperative ✨ Rose Marley, Chief Executive, Co-operatives UK ✨ Maria Eugenia Pérez Zea Zéa, ICA Board member and Executive Director of Colombian Association of Cooperatives (Ascoop) 👉 Visit https://lnkd.in/eBrDQBTf for more info on these and many other speakers - and to register! #ICANewDelhi2024 #NamasteICA #CoopsYear #IYC2024
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🗣 Our speaker list for the 2024 ICA Global Cooperative Conference is growing! Join us in New Delhi, 25-30 November to hear from ✨ Vandana Shiva - Environmental thinker, activist, philosopher of Science, writer and science policy advocate ✨ Mirai Chatterjee, Director of SEWA Cooperative Federation’s Social Security Team ✨ Cynthia Giagnocavo - Cátedra (Chair) of agriculture, cooperative studies and sustainable development, Universidad de Almería (Spain) ✨ Dr US Awasthi - Managing Director, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Coop Ltd. And many, many more! Visit https://lnkd.in/eBrDQBTf for more on these and other speakers, and to register for #ICANewDelhi2024 #NamasteICA #IYC2025 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear
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#TBT to last Tuesday, when #cooperatives gathered in New York on 9 July for the soft launch of the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives 2025! 🚀 🎉 At the event, cooperators from around the world gathered to talk about what the #IYC2025 will mean for co-ops - and how organisations can work together across sectors, countries and continents to make the most of the IYC theme: Cooperatives Build a Better World. The event also unveiled media plans, discussed the UN resolutions and outlined the modalities for the global launch, which will take place in New Delhi during the ICA Global Cooperative Conference (25-30 November 2024). 📰 Read more about the event, hear what the speakers said and even rewatch the session: https://lnkd.in/egsjV5WM 🎟 Don't forget to register for #ICANewDelhi2024: https://lnkd.in/epPmrVdH 📸 See more photos from the soft launch at the UN's New York HQ: https://lnkd.in/exuDqbRY
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The soft launch of the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025) took place yesterday at the UN Headquarters in New York! Here's what happened: Key insights were shared by leaders from Mongolia, Kenya, India, the US, ICA, and more. A bigger stage is being set for the official launch in New Delhi this November #ICANewDelhi2024 Check what the global leaders had to say about their action plans and preparations for next year: bit.ly/softlaunchPR United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs International Labour Organization Simel Esim FAO UNRISD International Trade Centre ICA Asia and Pacific Cooperatives Europe Cooperativas de las Américas International Cooperative Alliance - Africa #IYC2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterFutureForAll
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for the soft launch of the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives during the United Nations High-Level Political Forum in New York. You are the driving force behind this initiative! The speakers, including cooperative leaders, educators, researchers, and country and regional representatives, highlighted how cooperatives are at the forefront of social and economic development. They discussed how cooperatives support the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), leverage tech tools, empower women and youth, and promote sustainable practices globally. If you missed the event, you can watch the full recording here: https://lnkd.in/eAa9eXjJ #IYC2025 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs ILO's Cooperatives Unit FAO UNRISD ICA Asia and Pacific Cooperatives Europe Cooperativas de las Américas International Cooperative Alliance - Africa
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Yesterday (8 July) a High Tea reception was held by the Permanent Mission of #India 🇮🇳 to the United Nations, at the UN’s New York HQ, where the ICA’s Global Cooperative Conference was presented. The Conference will be held in New Delhi (25-30 November 2024), hosted by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Coop Ltd. (IFFCO) and the ICA’s 18 member organisations in India – and will celebrate the official launch of the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives (#IYC2025) under the theme 'Cooperatives Build a Better World'. At the High Tea, R. Ravindra, the permanent mission of India to the UN, welcomed attendees, who also heard from Njambi Kinyungu (#Kenya 🇰🇪) and Ankhbayar Nyamdorj (#Mongolia 🇲🇳 ). ICA President Ariel Guarco shared the significance of the IYC2025 and Wenyan Yang (chair of the UN Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives - COPAC) spoke of the UN’s commitment to supporting the development of #cooperatives. IFFCO and National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) president, Dileep Sanghani, invited delegates to visit New Delhi in November for the official launch of the IYC. The High Tea was followed by screenings of short films and Conference trailers, and remarks from National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) president and CEO, Doug O'Brien, and ICA Director General, Jeroen Douglas. A vote of thanks was given to International Cooperative Alliance - Asia and Pacific president President Dr Chandrapal Singh. The soft launch of the IYC2025 takes place today (9 July), also in New York, at a special event hosted by the UN Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Mongolia and Kenya to the United Nations. 🖥 Watch/rewatch the soft launch of the #IYC2025 in New York at https://lnkd.in/eAa9eXjJ 📅 Register for the ICA Global Cooperative Conference at https://lnkd.in/eBrDQBTf #CoopsYear #NamasteICA #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
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💡 How do you plan a Global Cooperative Conference? By co-operating. The International Cooperative Alliance Global Conference Steering Group was set up by the ICA board - and comprises board members who are collaborating to help make ideas a reality. It brings together people with great #cooperative knowledge and experience to think, plan and co-ordinate the Conference, the General Assembly and the launch celebration of the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives #IYC2025. Thank you to the steering group for meeting last week as we begin the journey to #ICANewDelhi2024: Ariel Guarco, Iñigo Albizuri Landazabal, Ana Aguirre, Subrahmanyam Bhima, Graciela Fernandez, Chandrapal Singh Yadav, Bahaman Abollahi and Santosh Shukla! 🔗 To find out more about the Conference theme and speakers - and to register - visit https://lnkd.in/eBrDQBTf #NamasteICA
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It’s been 12 years since the last International Year of Cooperatives, and the world is ready for a renewed focus on how cooperatives build a better world by contributing to sustainable development and social progress. For this, we will soft-launch the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives during the UN High-Level Political Forum in New York. This hybrid event, hosted by COPAC and the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the UN, will set the stage for an incredible year ahead. The hybrid event will feature: 📌 Opening addresses by John Wilmoth (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs), Ariel Guarco (ICA President), and key UN representatives 📌 Keynote speeches from the UN General Assembly President and United Nations ECOSOC President 📌 Unveiling the #IYC2025 theme, roadmap, and communications materials 📌Insights from national and regional cooperative representatives on their plans for 2025 Join us from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (EST) on the UN WebTV: https://lnkd.in/eAa9eXjJ For more details, visit tinyurl.com/IYCsoftlaunch ICA Asia and Pacific Cooperatives Europe International Cooperative Alliance - Africa Cooperativas de las Américas
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