International Cooperative Day is an annual celebration of the cooperative movement observed on the first Saturday in July since 1923 by the International Cooperative Alliance.
| International Day of Cooperatives | |
|---|---|
| Also called | CoopsDay |
| Observed by | Cooperatives all over the world |
| Celebrations | Multiple world wide events |
| Date | First Saturday in July |
| 2023 date | July 1 |
| 2024 date | July 6 |
| 2025 date | July 5 |
| 2026 date | July 4 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 1995 |
| Related to | International Co-operative Alliance |
On December 16, 1992, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed in resolution 47/90 "the first Saturday of July 1995 to be International Day of Cooperatives, marking the centenary of the establishment of the International Cooperative Alliance."[1] Since 1995 the United Nations' International Day of Cooperatives has been observed jointly alongside International Cooperative Day.[2]
Cooperatives around the world celebrate the day in various fashions and each year the organising institutions agree on a theme for the celebrations. The 2010 theme was Cooperative Enterprise Empowers Women, to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action.[3]
Previous years' themes
edit- 2023 Cooperatives for sustainable development
- 2022 Cooperatives Build a Better World
- 2021: Rebuild better together[4]
- 2020: Cooperatives For Climate Action[5]
- 2019: COOPS 4 DECENT WORK[6]
- 2018: Sustainable consumption and production
- 2017: Cooperatives ensure no one is left behind
- 2016: Cooperatives: The power to act for a sustainable future.
- 2015: Choose cooperatives, choose equality
- 2014: Cooperative enterprises achieve sustainable development for all.
- 2013: Cooperative enterprise remains strong in time of crisis.
- 2012: Cooperative enterprises build a better world.
- 2011: Youth, the future of co-operative enterprise
- 2010: Cooperative Enterprise Empowers Women
- 2009: Driving Recovery through Cooperative Enterprise[7]
- 2008: Confronting Climate Change through Cooperative Enterprise[8][9]
- 2007 Cooperative Values and Principles for Corporate Social responsibility[10]
- 2006 Peace-building through Cooperatives[11]
- 2005: Microfinance is OUR business! Cooperating out of poverty[12]
- 2004: Cooperatives for Fair Globalisation: Creating Opportunities for All[13][14]
- 2003: Cooperatives Make Development Happen!: The contribution of co-operatives to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals[15]
- 2002: Society and Cooperatives: Concern for Community[16]
- 2001: The Cooperative Advantage in the Third Millennium[17]
- 2000: Cooperatives and Employment Promotion[18]
- 1999: Public Policy and Cooperative Legislation[19]
- 1998: Cooperatives and the Globalization of the Economy[20]
- 1997: The Cooperative Contribution to World Food Security[21]
- 1996: Cooperative Enterprise: Empowerment for People-centred Sustainable Development[21]
- 1995: The ICA Centennial and the Next 100 Years of International Cooperation[21]
References
edit- ^ International Day of Cooperatives.[permanent dead link] United Nations.
- ^ Kavan, Jan. International Day of Cooperatives: "Cooperatives Make Development Happen!" President of the UN General Assembly. 5 July 2003.
- ^ 88th International Cooperative Alliance International Cooperative Day. Manila Bulletin. 2 July 2010.
- ^ "2021 Theme". International day of cooperatives. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "International Co-operative Day 2020: Learn Its Date, Theme and Significance". News18. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ International Day Of Cooperative, Theme Archived 15 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine EverGalax 15/4/2019.
- ^ 15th United Nations International Day of Cooperatives: "Driving global recovery through cooperative enterprise." Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine Food and Agriculture Organization /International Labour Organization. 7 July 2009.
- ^ 86th ICA International Cooperative Day. Archived 2009-06-30 at the Wayback Machine Cooperatives Europe. 5 July 2008.
- ^ Mathes, Rohan. Co-operatives must go global - PM. Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Sri Lanka Daily News. 6 September 2008.
- ^ International Day of Cooperatives to Highlight Corporate Social Responsibility. United Nations press release.
- ^ Somavía, Juan. Peace-building through Cooperatives. Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives. 2006.
- ^ Panel Discussion on Cooperatives, Microfinance to mark International Day of Cooperatives, 23 June. Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Newswire.
- ^ International Day of Cooperatives promotes Fair Globalisation. Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Agra. 3 July 2004.
- ^ Menya, Davis. Co-op day this weekend. Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. 1 July 2004.
- ^ UNAG organises peace walk. GhanaWeb. 1 July 2003.
- ^ Panel on "Society and Cooperatives: Concern for Community." Social Perspective on Development Branch.
- ^ 79th ICA International Co-operative Day, 7th UN International Day of Cooperatives. Archived 2010-09-19 at the Wayback Machine International Co-operative Alliance. 7 July 2001.
- ^ 78th ICA International Co-operative Day, 6th UN International Day of Cooperatives. Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine International Co-operative Alliance. 1 July 2000.
- ^ Public Policy and Co-operative Legislation. Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine National Co-op Update. No. 22 July/August 1999.
- ^ Annan, Kofi. Secretary-General's Message for International Day of Cooperatives. United Nations. 2 July 1998.
- ^ a b c Planning Underway for 2005 International Co-operatives Day. Archived 2010-12-31 at the Wayback Machine International Co-operative Alliance. 25 October 2004.