At the 112th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), the issue of decent work in the care economy was discussed. The cooperative movement was represented by the International Organisation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives (CICOPA) where its Secretary General,…

Cambodia Agricultural Cooperative Alliance (CAC Alliance) from Cambodia and Providers Multipurpose Cooperative (Providers MPC) from the Philippines joined ICA as Full Members. CAC Alliance is a non-profit corporation with certain regulatory requirements delegated by the government. It was created to better manage…

The International Cooperative Alliance has announced the theme for the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025) as ‘Cooperatives Build a Better World’, showcasing the enduring global impact cooperatives have everywhere. This milestone will highlight how the cooperative model is…

The Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) hosted the second ICA-AP Regional Board Meeting of 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam on 29 July 2024. Board members from India, China, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Philippines, and Vietnam attended in person and those from Australia,…

From 29 to 31 July 2024, ICA-AP in collaboration with its Committee on Women and Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) is organizing the Asia-Pacific Women CEOs in Cooperatives Summit on the theme, ‘Empowering Leadership: Navigating the Future of Cooperatives with Women…

The ICA-AP Committee on Cooperative Research (CCR) will organize the 18th ICA Asia Pacific Research Conference on ‘Cooperatives in the Next Industrial Revolution’ in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K) and Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society (ULCCS)…

The ICA-AP Committee on Cooperatives in Educational Institutions (ICEI) organised a webinar titled “Digital Cooperative Platforms by and for Youth – Perspectives for the Asia and Pacific Region” on 25 June 2024. 90 participants joined the webinar to discuss the…

The International Credit & Banking Conference 2024 took place on 5 and 6 June 2024 in Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Malaysia. Organized by the ICA-AP Committee on Credit and Banking and the ASEAN Cooperative Organization (ACO), and hosted by the Malaysian…

Aflatoun International, a CSO partner of ICA-AP organized its Asia Regional Meeting (ARM) 2024 from 24 to 28 June, hosted by the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO), in Cebu, Philippines. Ms. Monalisa Kashyap, Program Coordinator and Advocacy Officer represented ICA-AP…

JORDAN DECLARATION 11th Asia Pacific Cooperative Ministers’ Conference “Partnerships between Governments and Cooperatives for Resilience, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth in Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region” Crowne Plaza, Dead Sea, Jordan 28-30 April 2024 The Asia Pacific…