Sri Lanka has one of the most vibrant cooperative landscapes in Asia and the Pacific. Today, 9,289 cooperatives bring together more than 10.15 million members, around 46 percent of the national population, and employ over 33,000 people. With assets of…
The Kalandia Camp Women’s Handicraft Cooperative (KCWHC) from Palestine joined the ICA as a new member in December 2025. Established as one of Palestine’s earliest cooperatives, and the second women-owned cooperative in the country, KCWHC has been a critical support…
12th Asia and Pacific Cooperative Forum and 17th ICA Asia and Pacific Regional Assembly “Cooperatives Build a Better World: Strengthening Resilience, Sustaining Investment, and Smart Communication” Colombo, Sri Lanka 24-28 November 2025 The 12th Asia Pacific Cooperative Forum and the…
Cooperatives Build a Better World: Sri Lanka Hosts the 17th ICA-AP Regional Assembly and 12th Asia-Pacific Cooperative Forum Colombo, Sri Lanka, 26 November 2025: Sri Lanka warmly welcomes 450 cooperative leaders, members policymakers, researchers, and partners from 22 countries across…
On 24 October 2025, marking United Nations Day, the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) organised the International Symposium on Cooperatives and International Law at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. The day-long event brought together jurists, legal scholars, policymakers, and…
In India, cooperatives play a big role in people’s daily lives. From farmers’ groups and dairy cooperatives to housing and credit societies, cooperatives help communities support each other and grow together. At the heart of this movement stands the National…
Held on 15 October 2025, the side event, “Seeds of Inclusion: How women and youth-led cooperatives are transforming agrifood systems”, builds on the ongoing collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the International Cooperative Alliance…
As cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific continue their transition from manual operations to integrated digital systems, the need to safeguard data and preserve the trust of members has become more urgent than ever. In recognition of this, and as…
The ICA-AP Committee on Cooperative Research (CCR) hosted the 16th Coop Colloquium (CC16) as part of the preparations for the Young and Emerging Scholars (YES) Workshop that will take place alongside the 19th ICA-AP Cooperative Research Conference in Colombo, Sri…
The joint commemoration of the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) and International Credit Union (ICU) Day 2025 in West Kalimantan, on 18 October 2025, brought together leaders, members, and partners of the cooperative movement to reaffirm shared values and collective…
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