UN declares 2012
International Year of Cooperatives
The UN’s aim in promulgating the International Day of Cooperatives includes the increase in awareness on cooperatives and the strengthening of the international cooperative movement through partnerships between stakeholders involved in the development of cooperatives, including grassroots peoples organizations and governments. The United Nations (UN) International Day of Cooperatives is observed every first Saturday of July.
Just recently, UN proclaimed 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives. This development further recognizes the important role cooperatives at the global level in both developed and developing countries in its endeavor to contribute to poverty eradication.
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