As public sector healthcare providers around the world are struggling to cope with COVID-19, health cooperatives are stepping in to support them. Four healthcare professionals working for...
In January 2021, the International Cooperative Alliance took over as chair of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) for a two-year period.
Across Africa, cooperatives have been actively mitigating risk and responding effectively to COVID-19. In Kenya, where over 14 million Kenyans are members of savings and credit cooperatives, the...
Next 3 July, the International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay) will be celebrated as “Rebuild better together”. Cooperatives around the world will showcase how they are meeting the COVID-19...
On behalf of the Board to Vietnam Cooperative Alliance and 8 million members as representatives of 25,000 cooperatives, unions of cooperatives and pre-cooperatives of Vietnam, I would like to send...
Vietnam cooperative Alliance was informed by ICA, ICA- AP about the passing of Mr. Sethu Madhavan- Advisor- Planning & Membership, ICA- AP regional Office on 5/9/2020 at the hospital at the age...
The 2020 International Day of Cooperatives is marked on Saturday 4 July under the theme "Cooperatives for Climate Action" which is closely linked to SDG13. On this occasion ILO Director-General Guy...
Despite being negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing in Vietnam, in the first 6 months of 2020, there were 752 cooperatives, 10 cooperative federations, 3,000...
Cooperatives in the Asia-Pacific region are addressing climate change by reducing waste and energy consumption, protecting the environment, and preparing communities to cope with natural disasters.