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UNDESA DSPD will organize an expert group meeting (EGM) on "The Cooperative Sector as a Partner in the Implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ". This EGM will contribute to the process of cooperatives…
On 11 July 2016, high-level representatives of government, the United Nations, cooperatives, civil society, and the COPAC membership convened at the UN to celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives.
More than sixty people participated in the…
UN SG’s Report on Cooperatives in Social Development 2015
The UN Secretary-General’s Report on Cooperatives in Social Development (A/70/61) of 2015 was prepared by the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) in the UN Department for…
As part of its 2016 activities for the International Day of Cooperatives (IDC), COPAC is hosting a photo exhibition at United Nations Headquarters in New York City from 4-20 July 2016, during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development…
The theme for the 2016 International Day of Cooperatives (IDC) is ‘Cooperatives: The power to act for a sustainable future’.
The slogan coincides with the theme of implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, to which the cooperative…