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24 May '13

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Global News Live: United Nations launches International Year of Co-operatives
Watch the launch of the International Year of Co-operatives, live from the United Nations today...
United States United Nations: What is a co-operative?
At the launch of the International Year of Co-operatives on October 31st, the United Nations...
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...

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Global NewsCo-ops need to create networks, said co-op leaders

Co-operatives need to create networks with organisations around the world, said co-op leaders at the IYC Closing Ceremony in New York.

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Global NewsUnited Nations mark end of a historical year for the co-op movement

As the International Year of Co-operatives comes to an end, the global co-operative movement is getting ready to celebrate its success at the United Nations' closing ...

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Global NewsSocial media round-up: World Food Day celebrates co-ops

On 16 October World Food Day celebrated Agricultural Co-operatives and described them as 'the key to feeding the world'.

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Hughette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International presenting the 2010 CPI

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CanadaCo-operation is key to fighting corruption

The International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec will be a good opportunity to promote transparency through co-operation, believes Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency ...

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Global NewsLeaders celebrate the International Day of Co-operatives

July 7 is the 19 UN International Day of Co-operatives and the 90 ICA International Co-operatives Day. 

Winning films will be shown at closing ceremony of the International Year of Co-operatives in New York

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Global NewsUN launches International Year of Co-operatives short film festival

Entries are now open for the International Year of Co-operatives (IYC) Short Film Festival, which will take place on 19 November 2012 at the United Nations Headquarters in New ...

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Global NewsWorld leaders back co-operatives at Rio's Earth Summit

World leaders showed their support for co-operatives by backing the business model in the document that came out of the UN’s Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable ...

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Global NewsILO calls for papers on trade unions and co-ops

The United Nations’ International Labour Organisation is calling for papers on the relationship between trade unions and co-operatives.

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Young co-operators from the Woodcraft Folk at Co-operatives United.

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Global NewsCall to support Co-op Youth Statement

Co-operatives are being encouraged to pledge their support to the final UN International Cooperative Youth Statement, which was officially presented at the IYC closing ceremony in ...

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Simel Esim, political economist and Programme Manager of the ILO’s Co-op Branch.

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Global NewsCo-ops help to promote gender equality, says Simel Esim

The ILO is encouraging increased representation of women within co-ops as members and leaders, said the Programme Manager of the ILO’s Co-op Branch.

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