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Friday at the ICA Conference: Positive peace and the fight against inequality

A round-up of the final day of the ICA’s International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda

ICA to develop accounting standards for cooperatives

'We need a financial language that allows us to express our performance as cooperatives'

Global cooperative movement pledges to promote positive peace

ICA General Assembly adopts peace pledge

Cooperative contributions to Positive Peace

'Cooperatives are particularly prominent in peace building and post conflict transition, fostering community development'

IFFCO and ICA Africa agree a memorandum of understanding to empower farmers

The agreement was signed at a dinner hosted by IFFCO during the ICA International Conference

Research as a central pillar of co-operation

Updates from the International Cooperative Development Platform, Overseas Cooperative Development Council and Committee on Cooperative Research…

World Values Day – an opportunity for co-ops to join the debate

17 October is an opportunity for co-ops to shout about their values

The importance of co-operatives in value chains

Co-ops have an important role to play throughout value chains, not just at the production point

Kim Byeong-won and Howard Brodsky win the Rochdale Pioneers Award

The awards were presented during a gala dinner at the ICA International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda

Lights! Camera! Cooperation!

Coop Cinema shares Aroundtheworld.coop’s inspiring stories of cooperation

Coops are ‘a powerful vehicle to energise development’

The first plenary session at the ICA International Conference looked at how coops can contribute to…

How cooperatives can combat a casino economy

‘Cooperatives are the future’ says Dr Vandana Shiva – but first we need to make sure…