The Global Launch of the International Year of Cooperatives was mandated by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 65/184. The International Year of Cooperatives is intended to raise public awareness of the invaluable contributions of cooperative enterprises to poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration. The Year will also highlight the strengths of the cooperative business model as an alternative means of doing business and furthering socioeconomic development.
2012 International Year of Cooperatives Video
The Global Launch of the International Year of Cooperatives was mandated by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 65/184. The International Year of Cooperatives is intended...
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Co-operative News and Joe Marraffino
The Global Launch of the International Year of Cooperatives was mandated by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 65/184. The International Year of Cooperatives is intended to raise public awareness of the invaluable contributions of cooperative enterprises to poverty reduction
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