List/Grid Monthly Archives: January 2012
Panel Discussion on Youth Employment through Entrepreneurship: the Role of Cooperatives on 2 February at the United Nations
Youth employment and cooperatives: What’s the connection? What is the potential of cooperatives for youth self-employment and income generation? How does this contribute to poverty reduction? What is the added…
Discussion on the Role of Cooperatives in Poverty Eradication to be held on 1 February at the United Nations
Fighting Poverty through Cooperatives: The Almeria Agricultural Cooperative Model As autonomous, member-owned and member-driven enterprises, cooperatives operate on principles of self-help and collective action. Their unique nature enables the creation…
Rural organizations in focus for the International Year of Cooperatives
In 2012 the United Nations celebrates the International Year of Cooperatives. As important partners for the International Fund for Agriculture (IFAD), cooperatives are helping to improve the lives of millions…
Cooperatives central to fighting hunger, stresses UN agency
Cooperatives and producer organizations will be increasingly important in efforts to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today. “FAO…
Co-operatives Bill to bring UK legislation up to date
British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans for a Co-operatives Bill. The Bill will be made up out of 17 separate pieces of legislation that govern co-operatives across the…
Call for Papers: International Conference on Cooperative Studies (ICCS) 2012
Call for papers International Conference on Cooperative Studies (ICCS) 2012 “Cooperatives in the Focus of a New Economic Policy” The International Conference on Cooperative Studies (ICCS) will take place at…
Power of co-operation: Members outnumber shareholders by three to one
There are now three times more members of co-operatives than individual shareholders worldwide, according to a new report issued today to mark the launch of International Year of Co-operatives 2012….
Canadian PM praises co-ops in IYC launch message
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has praised his country’s co-operative movement for its contribution to Canada’s “socio-economic strength”. In a written message that was read out during the live webcast…
European co-operatives launch International Year of Co-operatives
The European organizations representing co-operatives at EU level kick off the United Nations’ International Year of Co-operatives today with the launch of their 2012 political agenda, ‘Co-operatives for Europe – Moving Forward…
Live webcast launch of International Year from around the globe today
Today, co-operatives around the world will join together to launch the International Year of Cooperatives through live video feeds. This website, the Global News Hub for co-operatives, will bring together…
