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Cooperatives Urged to Take Leading Role in Latin America’s Productive Transformation
SANTIAGO, May 27, 2025 –– Cooperatives have been urged to take on a more prominent role in driving productive transformation and promoting inclusive, sustainable development across Latin America and the Caribbean. The…
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Uganda to celebrate International Day of Cooperatives in Fort Portal City
KAMPALA, May 26, 2025 –– The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives [MTIC] has announced plans to join the global community in celebrating the International Day of Cooperatives [CoopsDay] on Saturday, July…
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UNDP Human Development Report: AI key to Uganda’s inclusive growth
KAMPALA, May 17, 2025 — The United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] in partnership with the Government of Uganda and Kyambogo University have launched the 2025 Human Development Report [HDR], titled “A Matter…
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IYC2025: Building a better world through health
LONDON, April 29, 2025 –– World Health Day was celebrated on Monday, 7 April, a date that marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation [WHO] in 1948. This…
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77th Anniversary: WOCCU eager to make most of International Co-op Year
MADISON, WISCONSIN, April 18, 2025 — World Council of Credit Unions [ WOCCU ] and Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions [WFCU] have announced “Cooperation for a Prosperous World” as the theme for…
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Karamoja farmers empowered with 55 walking tractors to boost food production
WAKISO, April 16, 2025 –– Farmers from Uganda’s Karamoja Sub-region have received a significant boost after the Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO)]of the United Nations, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture,…
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ICA to Hold General Assembly During Festival of Cooperatives in Manchester and Rochdale
LONDON, March 20, 2025 – In 2025, the second International Year of Cooperatives, as proclaimed by the United Nations, and the 130th anniversary of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], a special General…
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AUB organising the 2nd media summit on climate change and disaster risk reduction in Dakar
DAKAR, January 20, 2025 — On the occasion of World Radio Day, Dakar, Senegal will welcome, on February 13 and 14, 2025, the 2nd AUB Media Summit on Climate Change and Disaster…
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A Cooperative Vision for the Future
By Jeroen Douglas BRUSSELS, January 17, 2025 – Esteemed cooperators, colleagues, and friends around the world, As we embark on a new year, a year designated by the United Nations as the…
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AfDB leads efforts to amplify Africa’s climate priorities at COP29 in Baku
KAMPALA, November 12, 2024 — African Development Bank Group [AfDB] President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina will lead a delegation to this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with…
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