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COPAC is a successful and on-going partnership between representatives of the cooperative movement, farmers´ organizations, cooperative development agencies, and the United Nations and its agencies. Members work together on equal terms to promote and coordinate sustainable cooperative development through policy dialogues, technical cooperation and information, and concrete collaborative activities.
| International Day of Cooperatives, 5 July 2008 | Theme: "Confronting Climate Change through Cooperative
Enterprise" -- Messages from the FAO, ICA, ILO and UN now available. |
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| ILO CoopAfrica launches Challenge Funds to support cooperative development in Africa | CoopAfrica is a partnership programme implemented by the ILO and funded by the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) to support the development and promotion of cooperatives in Africa. Partners include ICA, UK Co-operative College, International Trade Union Confederation, COPAC, and the African Union. See more on the Challenge Funds |
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| New publications of interest | World Bank Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development | |||
| 2007 United Nations Secretary-General's Report on Cooperatives | "Cooperatives in social development" A/62/154 (pdf) "Rôle des coopératives dans le développement social" A/62/154 (pdf) "Las cooperativas en el desarrollo social" A/62/154 (pdf) Arabic (pdf) -- Chinese (pdf)-- Russian (pdf) |
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| ILO-COPAC Publication: Guidelines for Cooperative Legislation by Hagen Henry | Download pdf version | |||
| UN Handout on Cooperatives | "Cooperatives at Work" (published by the United Nations Departement for Public Information) (pdf) | |||
| Global Cooperative Campaign Against Poverty |
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| Policy Instruments on Cooperatives |
Statute for a European Cooperative Society UN Guidelines on Cooperatives -- Resolution A/RES/56/114 ILO Recommendation 193 Concerning the Promotion of Cooperatives |
What is COPAC?| COPAC Meetings | Publications and Information | International Day of Cooperatives | Cooperative Policy and Legislation | Cooperative Development Projects | Site Map
Comments and suggestions ? Contact the Coordinator.
MariaElena Chavez Hertig, CoordinatorUpdated: 9 July 2008