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Cooperatives & Communities
Twenty years of progress on gender parity now fragile, WEF report finds
KAMPALA, September 17, 2026 – Twenty years after the World Economic Forum [WEF] first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress remains fragile, with…
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Africa corrects the map: UN General Assembly adopts Togo-led resolution by 164 votes to 1
KAMPALA, September 9, 2026 — On Friday 4 September, the United Nations [UN] General Assembly adopted the resolution “Correct the Map: rebalancing global cartographic representation and promoting a more equitable representation of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
World Credit Union Conference ends in Sydney with call for greater global collaboration
SYDNEY, August 8, 2026— More than 2,400 credit union and financial cooperative leaders from 39 countries concluded the 2026 World Credit Union Conference [WCUC] after four days of keynote presentations, educational sessions…
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World Happiness Report 2026 shows complex global picture of social media and happiness as Uganda ranked 118
KAMPALA, March 19, 2026 — Heavy social media use appears to be contributing to the drop in wellbeing among young people in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, especially among girls, according to…
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Australia’s BCCM releases inaugural Impact Report for 2025
CANBERRA, December 16, 2025 — Australia’s cooperative and mutual sector continues to demonstrate its economic strength, with the top 100 cooperatives and mutuals generating A$ 47.7 billion in revenue, managing A$ 235.8…
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Uganda among top 6 ranked nations invited to Netball World Cup Sydney 2027
KAMPALA, December 5, 2025 — World Netball (WN) has updated the WN World Rankings to include all results up until December 1, 2025 midnight GMT, with the top six invited to compete at the Netball…
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EU endorses another one-year delay for EUDR implementation
BRUSSELS, December 4, 2025 — The European Union has voted to postpone implementing a key anti-deforestation law commonly known as the European Union Deforestation Regulation [ EUDR ] for the second year…
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Australian coop sector urges new government support
SYDNEY, May 17, 2025 — Australia’s Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals [ BCCM ] has welcomed the election of Anthony Albanese’s new Labor Government and expressed its commitment to working with…
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Australian food coops can help tackle food insecurity and improve diets, new research finds
SYDNEY, May 13, 2025 – As food prices continue to rise across Australia and more households face food insecurity, new research has found that community food cooperatives could play a vital role…
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Global tourism set for full recovery by end of the year with spending growing faster than arrivals
MADRID, December 4, 2024 — Around 1.1 billion tourists travelled internationally in the first nine months of 2024, as the global tourism sector recovered 98 percent of pre-pandemic levels. According to the…
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