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17 May '12

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Global News Development co-operative launches $50m fund for developing nations
Co-operatives have launched an initiative to raise $50 million (US) to help finance co-operatives...
Global News 'Provide a level playing field for co-operatives,' Dame Pauline tells UN
In front of the United Nations General Assembly, Dame Pauline Green, President of the...
United States Video: Launch of the International Year of Co-operatives
View the video recap of the United Nations' launch of International Year of Co-operatives...
United States Co-operative Leaders share success stories with White House officials
One hundred and fifty co-operative leaders from across America will be meeting with top policy...
IrelandIreland marks Co-op Year with major national conference

Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins will mark the International Year of Co-operatives in a national conference today.

United KingdomFutureEverything celebrates co-operative collaboration

The internationally renowned digital arts festival, FutureEverything, will be celebrating co-operation as part of it’s annual conference this week.

United StatesHistorical meeting for US co-operative leaders

US co-operators made history last week as 150 co-operative leaders from across the country attended a national briefing at the White House on Friday May 4.

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Global NewsJoin the campaign to support co-operatives through Twitter and Facebook

Co-operatives around the world have launched a social media campaign to raise the profile of the International Year of Co-operatives.

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Representatives from the Valencian Parliament and the Confederation

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SpainCo-operatives receive unanimous support from Valencia

To mark the UN declaration of 2012 as International Year of Co-operatives, the Valencian Parliament read out a statement in support of co-operative institutional measures to ...

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CanadaGlobe and Mail publishes Special Report on co-operatives, IYC

Canada's largest national newspaper, the Globe and Mail, has published an eight-page special report on co-ops in celebration of the International Year.

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Betty, a smallholder co-operative farmer from Kenya

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United KingdomCo-operative Group asks Government to champion smallholder farmers

Smallholder farmers are at the forefront of a new campaign led by the Co-operative Group in association with Oxfam.

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Natasha Ngabo and Luke Tobin of The Co-operative Academy of Manchester

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United KingdomVantastic co-op tour set to make the UK smile

Students in Manchester were left smiling as they waved off a 1970’s camper van on its national tour to drive awareness of the United Nations International Year of ...

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Co-operators are meeting the Obama Administration in the White House

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United StatesCo-operative Leaders share success stories with White House officials

One hundred and fifty co-operative leaders from across America will be meeting with top policy makers in the White House today to share their success stories and discuss how ...

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Global NewsFarmers and co-ops go hand in hand

27 March 2012 "Farmers and co-ops go hand in hand" writes Richard O'Leary, IYC 2012 Director and CEO of Macleay Regional Co-operative Ltd (85 on Australia's Top 100 list of co-operative, mutuals and credit unions). "Farmers and co-ops go hand in hand" writes Richard O'Leary, IYC 2012 Director and CEO of Macleay Regional Co-operative Ltd (85 on Australia's Top 100 list of co-operative, mutuals and credit unions). It is ...

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