Agencies
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gujarat State Co-op Union: Amin re-elected Chairman for 11th term
GUJARAT– Ghanshyambhai Amin has been elected unopposed yet again as the Chairman of Gujarat State Cooperative Union [GSCU], the election for which was held recently in Ahmedabad. This will be his 11th…
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Health
WHO report shows poorer health outcomes for many vulnerable refugees and migrants
GENEVA– Around the world, millions of refugees and migrants in vulnerable situations, such as low-skilled migrant workers, face poorer health outcomes than their host communities, especially where living and working conditions are…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Africa Prudential, reiterates the importance of cooperatives in nation-building
ABUJA-Africa Prudential, a digital solutions provider for cooperative societies among other entities, held a webinar themed, “Cooperatives Build a Better World: Leveraging Technology to Drive Financial Inclusion and Collective Wealth through Cooperatives”…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Turkish agency provides agricultural support to Palestinian local cooperatives
WEST BANK– Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency [TİKA] implemented four projects focused on agriculture, energy, and employment in order to increase the production capacity of four cooperatives that are affiliated with the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Union co-ops gain boost at the 2022 Labor Notes Conference
U.S.A– At the 2022 Labor Notes conference in Rosemont days ago, Illinois, worker cooperators gathered with 4,000 labour union members and activists from across the country to help unite the rising cooperative…
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Sports
Cheptegei defends world 10,000 title as he eyes distance double
OREGON– Uganda’s world record holder Joshua Cheptegei delivered a tactical masterclass to win a second successive world 10,000 metres gold in a tight race on Sunday in Oregon, USA. Last year in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Indian govt deliberates on scope of PPP model in agriculture
NEW DELHI– The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India in association with Federation of Indian [ PPP ] in Agriculture’ in New Delhi on Tuesday, according to news agencies.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UN HLPF event looks at the role of cooperatives in achieving the SDGs
UN-The contribution of cooperatives to sustainable development was highlighted at a Voluntary National Review [VNR] lab event at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development [HLPF] in early July. The VNR Labs…
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Development
Tourism statistics inform UN reports on sustainable development
SPAIN-A United Nations global assessment of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] makes clear the important role that tourism must play in achieving the ambitious agenda for change. Launched at the…
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News
Partners scale-up ‘fair data’ partnership for Ivorian cocoa farmers
ABIDJAN- An innovation-driven partnership launched by Fairtrade International, Fairtrade Africa, and digital solutions provider Farmforce will extend the deployment of a smart data management system to more than two dozen cocoa cooperatives…
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