International Co-operative Day
International Co-operative Day is an annual celebration of the co-operative movement observed on the first Saturday in July since 1923 by the International Co-operative Alliance.
On December 16, 1992, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed in resolution 47/90 "the first Saturday of July 1995 to be International Day of Cooperatives, marking the centenary of the establishment of the International Cooperative Alliance."[1] Since 1995 the United Nations' International Day of Co-operatives has been observed jointly alongside International Co-operative Day.[2]
Co-operatives around the world celebrate the day in various fashions and each year the organising institutions agree on a theme for the celebrations. The 2010 theme was Cooperative Enterprise Empowers Women, to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action.[3]
Previous years' themes
- 2017: Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind
- 2016: Cooperatives: The power to act for a sustainable future.
- 2015: Choose co-operatives, choose equality
- 2014: Co-operative enterprises achieve sustainable development for all.
- 2013: Cooperative enterprise remains strong in time of crisis.
- 2012: Co-operative enterprises build a better world.
- 2011: Youth, the future of co-operative enterprise
- 2010: Cooperative Enterprise Empowers Women
- 2009: Driving Recovery through Co-operative Enterprise[4]
- 2008: Confronting Climate Change through Co-operative Enterprise[5][6]
- 2007 Co-operative Values and Principles for Corporate Social responsibility[7]
- 2006 Peace-building through Co-operatives[8]
- 2005: Microfinance is OUR business! Cooperating out of poverty[9]
- 2004: Co-operatives for Fair Globalisation: Creating Opportunities for All[10][11]
- 2003: Co-operatives Make Development Happen!: The contribution of co-operatives to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals[12]
- 2002: Society and Co-operatives: Concern for Community[13]
- 2001: The Co-operative Advantage in the Third Millennium[14]
- 2000: Co-operatives and Employment Promotion[15]
- 1999: Public Policy and Co-operative Legislation[16]
- 1998: Cooperatives and the Globalization of the Economy[17]
- 1997: The Co-operative Contribution to World Food Security[18]
- 1996: Co-operative Enterprise: Empowerment for People-centred Sustainable Development[18]
- 1995: The ICA Centennial and the Next 100 Years of International Co-operation[18]
References
- ^ International Day of Cooperatives. United Nations.
- ^ Kavan, Jan. International Day of Co-operatives: "Co-operatives Make Development Happen!" President of the UN General Assembly. 5 July 2003.
- ^ 88th International Co-Operative Alliance International Co-Operative Day. Manila Bulletin. 2 July 2010.
- ^ 15th United Nations International Day of Cooperatives: "Driving global recovery through cooperative enterprise." Food and Agriculture Organisation /International Labour Organization. 7 July 2009.
- ^ 86th ICA International Cooperative Day. Cooperatives Europe. 5 July 2008.
- ^ Mathes, Rohan. Co-operatives must go global - PM. Sri Lanka Daily News. 6 September 2008.
- ^ International Day of Cooperatives to Highlight Corporate Social Responsibility. United Nations press release.
- ^ Somavía, Juan. Peace-building through Cooperatives. Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives. 2006.
- ^ Panel Discussion on Cooperatives, Microfinance to mark International Day of Cooperatives, 23 June. Newswire.
- ^ International Day of Cooperatives promotes Fair Globalisation. Agra. 3 July 2004.
- ^ Menya, Davis. Co-op day this weekend. Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. 1 July 2004.
- ^ UNAG organises peace walk. GhanaWeb. 1 July 2003.
- ^ Panel on "Society and Cooperatives: Concern for Community." Social Perspective on Development Branch.
- ^ 79th ICA International Co-operative Day, 7th UN International Day of Cooperatives. International Co-operative Alliance. 7 July 2001.
- ^ 78th ICA International Co-operative Day, 6th UN International Day of Cooperatives. International Co-operative Alliance. 1 July 2000.
- ^ Public Policy and Co-operative Legislation. National Co-op Update. No. 22 July/August 1999.
- ^ Annan, Kofi. Secretary-General's Message for International Day of Cooperatives. United Nations. 2 July 1998.
- ^ a b c Planning Underway for 2005 International Co-operatives Day. International Co-operative Alliance. 25 October 2004.