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The Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives hosts a monthly online gathering for cooperative professionals to learn from peers and exchange information.
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The ICA Gender Equality Committee called for greater investment in preventing violence against women and girls and reinforced the cooperative movement’s commitment to safe and inclusive participation.
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The UN General Assembly called for 2025 to be proclaimed another International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting their contribution to social and economic development.
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The World Cooperative Monitor compiles economic, organizational, and social information about major cooperatives and mutuals around the world.
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Cooperatives are people-centered enterprises whose values and business model can support progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals when the policy environment allows them to thrive.
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The cooperative movement highlighted G20 recognition of cooperatives as contributors to inclusive and sustainable development.
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A UN report highlights research, data, policy dialogue, technical support, and capacity building as important components of an ecosystem that enables cooperatives to contribute to social development.
The goal is practical learning: what is changing in cooperative development, what can be adapted locally, and which ideas are worth carrying into post-war recovery work.
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