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23 May '12

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United KingdomLooking to the UN’s International Year of Cooperatives

Author:  David Thompson When the president of the United Nations General Assembly invited Dame Pauline Green to come to the iconic green marble podium, a billion proud cooperators walked with her. As she spoke in her role as president of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), she made history. The leader of the world’s cooperatives was finally speaking to the assembled nations.  We are all Pauline Green, people who aspire for a better ...

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Alan Keen has died aged 73

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United KingdomCo-op MP Alan Keen dies at 73

Former Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair and current Labour leader Ed Miliband have paid tribute to Labour/Co-op MP Alan Keen, who has died at the age of 73 after a ...

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United StatesVideo: Dame Pauline and Gordon Brown address the UN

International Co-operative Alliance President Dame Pauline Green and former British Prime Minsiter Gordon Brown addressed the United Nations on behalf of co-operatives during the launch of the International Year of Co-operatives.

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United StatesVideo: Launch of the International Year of Co-operatives

View the video recap of the United Nations' launch of International Year of Co-operatives from its New York City headquarters.

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United KingdomUnited Nations launches IYC on Monday

The United Nations is to officially launch the International Year of Co-operatives at its New York City headquarters on Monday. Members of states from around the world will hear about the co-operative movement throughout the day to encourage as many countries as possible to support the year.

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United Nations General Assembly, New York. Picture: Patrick Gruban.

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Global NewsPreview: UN set to launch International Year

The United Nations is to officially launch the International Year of Co-operatives at its New York City headquarters on Monday.

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Global NewsLessons from Gordon Brown - The National

Lessons from Gordon Brown - The National: The former prime minister of the United Kingdom outlined a compelling argument for international co-operation to resolve the current ...

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Global NewsCo-op ethos can help re-shape UK's railway network

“There is a remarkable paradox about the state of Britain’s railways today,” says Christian Wolmar in a new booklet, commissioned and published by Co-operatives UK. “On the one hand, they are fantastically successful, attracting more passengers than at any time in their history and are the subject of a massive investment programme which has for the most survived the worst of the cuts.

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Global NewsUnion helps to craft a future for disabled workers

A commitment by trade unionists not to turn their back on a factory closed as part of a national modernisation plan was rewarded last month when a new workers’ co-operative ...

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Global NewsMovement pays tribute to a political colossus

Gordon Brown will be remembered as a doughty fighter for social justice at home and abroad and one of the country’s most successful Chancellors. He was also the first ...

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