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The UN unveils 2025 International Year of Cooperatives logo
BRUSSELS, October 22, 2024 – The International Cooperative Alliance is pleased to announce that the United Nations [UN] has released the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025] logo today. Organisations wishing to use…
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Teachers’ unions should nominate members of proposed National Teachers Council, says UNATU
KAMPALA, October 11, 2024 — The Uganda National Teachers Union [UNATU] has argued that teacher labour unions should nominate members of the proposed National Teachers Council [NTC]. The National Teachers Bill, 2024…
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AfDB’s sovereign portfolio retains top spot in 2024 Aid Transparency Index
ABIDJAN, July 17, 2024 – Publish What You Fund, the global campaign for aid and development transparency, has once again named the African Development Bank’s [AfDB] sovereign portfolio as the most transparent. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Local University conducts capacity building workshop for managers of coop societies in Nigeria
ABUJA, April 22, 2024 – Skyline University Nigeria [SUN] recently conducted a capacity-building workshop for managers of cooperative societies in Kano State. The event which took place at the campus attracted over…
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COP28: “Climate justice needs language justice!” says OIF
DUBAI, December 27, 2023 – French-speaking countries in Africa face two injustices in climate negotiation bodies. On the one hand, they are on the continent that is most vulnerable to climate change…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Remembering Professor Hans-H. Münkner
LONDON, December 19, 2023 – Prof. Hans-H. Münkner died in November 2023, leaving behind his wife, daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren. His family’s loss is incommensurable with ours, but we wish to…
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New ICA video showcases 2022 activities
KAMPALA – The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has released a video to highlight some of the 2022 milestones for its global office. The video, which is available on its YouTube channel with…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Gulu and Amuru residents call for translation of informational materials into Acholi dialect
GULU – Several residents of Gulu and Amuru districts in Acholi Sub-region are calling for the translation of informational materials into the Acholi dialect so that they understand the Parish Development Model…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Translate PDM guidelines into local languages, gov’t told
MBARARA – The government has been asked to translate the guidelines of the Parish Development Model [PDM] into local languages since many of the beneficiaries of the poverty eradication programme don’t understand…
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International
Switzerland becomes first country to ratify ICA 2022
LONDON – Switzerland last Thursday officially became the first country to ratify the ICA 2022, approved by members of the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] in June 2022. The country has been a…
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