International Year of Cooperatives
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2012 was designated as the International Year of Cooperatives by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 2009.[1]
The designation has honored the use of cooperative organizations to contribute to socio-economic development across the world.[2] It officially launched on 31 October 2011 with the theme "Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World".[3] United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was invited to speak at the November 2011 summit of the International Cooperative Alliance to celebrate the designation.[4]
2025 was designated as the second International Year of Cooperatives by the United Nations General Assembly on June 19, 2024, with the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better World.”[5]
