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Youth too often target for products and services to sell, says chairman of Rabobank
Young people are too often seen as a target for products, rather than being given the resources to become entrepreneurs, said Elise Van Driel from Rabobank at the Cooperatives and…
A New Era for Cooperatives Declared
Afaf Konja of South-South News covered the UN Press Conference for the IYC Closing Ceremony held on 20 November 2012 at the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium, UN Headquarters in New York. Speakers on…
Measure Cooperative Quality based on Members Properly Served and Social Contacts Established, says Indonesian Minister
New York, 20 November – Dr. Syarifuddin Hasan, State Minister for Cooperatives and SMEs of the Republic of Indonesia attended the UN IYC closing ceremony and presented the highlights and…
International Year of Cooperatives Closes with Special Observance
New York, 19 November-Governments, civil society and representatives of cooperatives, from various sectors, meet today at United Nations Headquarters to mark the closing of the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC)…
Experts deliberate on the Cooperative Advantage in Building a Better World
Addis Ababa, 04 September 2012 (ECA) – A three-day global forum and workshop on the theme “Harnessing the Cooperative Advantage to Build a Better World” opened today at the United…
International experts convene in Addis Ababa to discuss the Cooperative Advantage
The forum, Harnessing the Cooperative Advantage to Build a Better World, is an opportunity for the exchange of ideas with and among experts on the cooperative enterprise model and development….
Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition
Knowledge is only effective when it is shared and made available to the broadest possible range of people. This is especially true when aiming at effectively combating worldwide hunger and…
Agricultural cooperatives – key to feeding the world
Agricultural cooperatives are the focus of World Food Day 2012. The official World Food Day theme, announced each spring by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),…
Daniela Bas on the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development
United Nations Director for Social Policy and Development (DSPD), Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Ms. Daniela Bas, talks about the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development, particularly their…
Cooperatives empower people, improve livelihoods and promote employment in the effort to eradicate poverty
Remarks by Daniela Bas, Director, UNDESA/DSPD at the Ministerial Breakfast on cooperatives on the theme, “Promoting productive capacity for sustainable livelihoods: the role of cooperatives.” Your excellencies, colleagues, ladies and…
