The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) has announced the official theme for the 2025 International Day of Cooperatives (CoopsDay): “Cooperatives: Driving Inclusive and Sustainable Solutions for a Better World.” On 5 July 2025, the cooperators around the world…
ICA-AP Committee on Women has launched a new study on the ‘Review of gender-based policies in cooperatives in Asia-Pacific’, and the kick-off meeting with Lead and Country Researchers was held on 14 May 2025. Since its establishment in the…
The National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO) successfully convened its 48th Annual General Assembly and 23rd Leaders’ Congress in May 2025, alongside three vibrant pre-congress events – the Managers’ Congress, the Gender and Development (GAD) Congress, and the Youth Congress. Uniting…
The ASEAN Cooperative Dialogue (ACD) 2025 took place from 13 to 14 May 2025 at the Sunway Resort Hotel, Malaysia, with the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better World.” Hosted by ANGKASA, in collaboration with the ASEAN Cooperative Organization (ACO), the…
On 26 May, the office bearers of all ICA-AP Committees convened for a joint meeting to share updates on their activities in 2025 and outline plans for the rest of the year, with a special focus on events aligned with…
ICA-AP, in collaboration with the Office of Cooperative Societies (OCS-PNG), announces a 3-day capacity-building seminar on “Cooperative Entrepreneurship: Shaping a Sustainable Future,” to be held from 19 to 21 August 2025 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. This seminar aims…
We are pleased to welcome three new members from China and the Philippines. Philippine Family Farmers Agriculture Fishery Forestry Cooperatives Federation (AgriCOOPh) from the Philippines joined as a regular member. AgriCOOPh Federation provides full-value chain services to agri-fishery-forestry cooperatives in…
For cooperative movements around the globe, 2025 is a historic year. The United Nations has declared it the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC 2025), which is themed on “Cooperatives Build a Better World”. As part of the celebration, All China…
INKUR FEDERATION OF INDONESIA, member of the ICA, in partnership with CUCO-Indonesia, PusKhat, and the Keling Kumang Technology Institute, will be organizing an International Seminar celebrating the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 with the theme: “Social Conglomeration of Multi-Sector Co-operatives…
As part of the “Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to SDGs” policy brief series for the UN International Year of Cooperatives 2025, a new brief on SDG 8 – “Promote Sustained, Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth, Full and…