The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) is a multi-stakeholder partnership of global public and private institutions that champions and supports people-centred and self-sustaining cooperative enterprises as leaders in sustainable development. Learn more about our members and our work.
15 July 2025 – United Nations Headquarters, New York As part of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) and the celebrations of the UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025), the … Read more…
8 July 2025 – United Nations Headquarters, New York The United Nations commemorated the 2025 International Day of Cooperatives with a high-level celebration at its New York Headquarters, recognizing the … Read more…
Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to the SDGs is a policy brief series developed in support of the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives to showcase how cooperatives … Read more…
Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to the SDGs is a policy brief series developed in support of the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives to showcase how cooperatives … Read more…
Brussels, 12 May 2025 — The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) is pleased to announce the official theme for the 2025 International Day of Cooperatives (CoopsDay): … Read more…
During a side event at the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), cooperatives were highlighted as an innovative pathway to empower communities and transform care systems. Held at … Read more…
For the first time, the 63rd session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD63), held from 5 to 14 February 2025, featured a dedicated session on the role … Read more…
The UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2025, themed “Cooperatives Build a Better World,” was officially launched on 25th November 2024 during the ICA Global Conference in New Delhi, India. … Read more…
As part of the ICA Global Conference held in New Delhi, India, the session on Institutional Support for Cooperative Development brought together leading experts from international organizations to discuss how … Read more…
On September 20, 2024, the Permanent Missions of Mongolia and Kenya to the United Nations, alongside the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), hosted a virtual side … Read more…
The 2023 UN Secretary General report on cooperatives in social development outlines key policies and actions that can assist cooperatives realise their full potential to help countries achieve the Sustainable … Read more…
The Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives Adoption of the Guidelines Statistics on cooperatives are essential to quantify the impact of cooperatives on their members and the economy as a whole. … Read more…
On 18th October 2018, the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives were adopted at the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians. The delegates from across regions as well as workers’ and … Read more…
The theme for the 2018 International Day of Cooperatives (IDC) is sustainable consumption and production, creating an opportunity for cooperatives to show how they run successful businesses while respecting our … Read more…
On 1st February 2018, the members of COPAC will raise awareness about how cooperatives help eradicate poverty, during a high-level lunch for ambassadors at the United Nations. The event, “Cooperatives: Developing … Read more…
On 16 November 2017, key members of COPAC’s technical working group on cooperative statistics presented the ongoing work to improve the quality and accessibility of data on cooperative enterprises at … Read more…
On 14 July 2017, COPAC celebrated the International Day of Cooperatives at the United Nations in New York during the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the central platform for the … Read more…
Happy International Day of Cooperatives! In celebration of cooperatives as drivers of inclusive development, COPAC is proud to present the video Cooperatives ensure no one is left behind. Enjoy!
The COPAC Technical Working Group on Cooperative Statistics convened its first meeting at ILO Headquarters in Geneva on 11-12 May 2017. The main purpose of the TWG meeting was to … Read more…
In its 76th Annual Board meeting on 29 March in Geneva, the members of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) re-committed to continued collaboration on promoting … Read more…
The COPAC photo exhibition, “Cooperatives: The power to act for a sustainable future”, is on display at UN headquarters in New York City until 20 July. The ten photos in … Read more…
The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) has launched a new series of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) policy briefs under the theme Building a Better World … Read more…
Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to the SDGs is a policy brief series developed in support of the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives to showcase how cooperatives … Read more…
Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to the SDGs is a policy brief series developed in support of the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives to showcase how cooperatives … Read more…
In celebration of World Social Justice Day and building on the COPAC Multi-Stakeholder Panel held last week at CSOCD63, this new COPAC IYC brief explores how the cooperative model fosters … Read more…
The United Nations Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) is proud to announce the launch of the official logo for the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025). The … Read more…
The 2024 Global Cooperative Conference takes place on 25-30 November 2024 at the Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India and will be the offical launch of the United Nations International Year … Read more…
Ahead of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025, which was proclaimed in resolution A/RES/78/175; the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Kenya to … Read more…
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) held a soft launch event for the 2025 International … Read more…
The 2023 resolution on cooperatives in social development – adopted on 3 November by the United Nations General Assembly – calls for the proclamation of the second International Year of … Read more…
In the context of the UN SDG Summit, COPAC has launched five short videos pointing out concrete facts on how cooperatives can contribute to make Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a … Read more…