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International
FAO Food Price Index down again in January led by lower wheat and maize prices
KAMPALA, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 – The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell further in January, albeit slightly, led by decreases in the prices of cereals and meat, which more than offset…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA top official visits UN headquarters to discuss preparations for 2025 International Year of Cooperatives
BRUSSELS, February 3, 2024 – The Director General of International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], Douglas Jeroen, accompanied by the ICA Director of Policy, Joseph Njuguna, recently visited the United Nations [ UN ]…
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Development
Commonwealth Secretary-General to attend Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Uganda
KAMPALA, January 13, 2024 – The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, will attend the Non-Aligned Movement Heads of State Summit from January 19-20, 2024 in Kampala, Uganda, as a Special Guest. Established…
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Opinions & Commentary
New year’s message of Jeroen Douglas, ICA Director-General
BRUSSELS, January 10, 2024 – Happy new year to all cooperators in the world! With the new year, I started as the new Director-General of the International Cooperative Alliance. I take over…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COP28: Sustainable growth must involve cooperatives
DUBAI, December 15, 2023 – Held between November 30 and December 23 in Dubai, the 28th UN Conference on Climate Change [ COP28 brought together leaders from governments, businesses, and civil society…
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International
Commonwealth unveils framework to help African countries implement Living Lands Charter
DUBAI, December 6, 2023 – A new implementation framework was launched yesterday to facilitate coordinated action among the 56 Commonwealth countries, including African member states, on land, biodiversity and climate challenges, directly…
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International
Commonwealth Secretary-General will call for accelerated action on climate crisis at COP28
LONDON, November 28, 2023– The Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, will lead the Commonwealth delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference [COP28] in Dubai to call for accelerated action on the climate…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UN resolution calls for a second International Year of Cooperatives in 2025
KAMPALA, November 14, 2023 – The United Nations [ UN ]General Assembly has adopted a new resolution on cooperatives in social development calling for the proclamation of 2025 as an International Year…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coops represented at United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy
MONTREAL, October 23, 2023 – The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy [UNTFSSE] held its 4th Technical Symposium days ago in Montreal, Canada. As one of the founding…
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Agriculture
AfDB unveils new initiative to cushion farmers from climate change effects
NAIROBI, September 8, 2023 – The African Development Bank has unveiled the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation [ACRIFA]. The initiative is aimed at insulating countries against catastrophic weather-related events. The…
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