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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Phanuwat Wanraway, a long-serving employee of the Cooperative League of Thailand (CLT), a member of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). A respected figure in the international cooperative community, he dedicated nearly three decades of committed…

Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to the SDGs is a policy brief series developed in support of the UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2025 to highlight how cooperatives drive progress across the Sustainable Development Goals. Produced by the…

Our member, the National Federation of University Co-operative Associations (NFUCA) in Japan, has appointed Mr. Tatsuya Nakajima as the General Director & CEO, who succeeded Mr. Ichiro Nakamori. Mr. Nakajima has been deeply involved in Japan’s university co-operative movement for…

The International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP), in partnership with the Department of Cooperative Business (DCB), convened the Regional Dialogue on “Cooperatives as Drivers of the Blue–Green Economy in the Pacific: Economic Empowerment and Food Security” from 28 to 30 January 2026, in Nadi,…

Veera Pengal Munnetra Sangam (VPMS), meaning Association for the Progress of Heroic Women, is a Chennai-based collective of women working as autorickshaw, cab, and delivery vehicle drivers. What began as informal solidarity among a few women has grown into a…

My recent engagement with cooperative registrars, policymakers, and practitioners from Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu—particularly during my visit to Kiribati and the ICA-AP Regional Dialogue in Fiji has helped me gain a deeper appreciation of…

On 16 March 2026, the ICA-AP Committee on Women will host a lively virtual side event at the NGO CSW70 Forum titled “From Summit to Scale: Institutionalising Women’s Leadership in Cooperatives.” The session will bring together cooperative leaders, policy advocates and gender…

On 3 November 2025, the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), in collaboration with the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (EURICSE), released the 2025 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor (WCM) — a special report marking the UN International…

On 15 December 2025, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/80/182,  recognising the important role cooperatives play in inclusive economic and social development around the world. Building on the success of the International Years of Cooperatives in 2012 and…

2025 marked a milestone period for the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP). The region came together for the 17th ICA-AP Regional Assembly and the 12th Asia Pacific Cooperative Forum in Sri Lanka, bringing leaders from across Asia and the…