As part of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 series, the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) highlights how cooperatives are driving progress across key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 2 on zero hunger, SDG 7…
The International Cooperative Alliance โ Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) actively participated in the ICAโEU #Coops4dev๐ Annual Review Meeting (ARM) 2026 held from 17โ20 March 2026 in Rome, Italy, in a hybrid set-up. Due to the current situation in West Asia…
The International Cooperative Alliance โ Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP), through its Committee on Women, is set to launch a new regional study in April, 2026, aimed at strengthening the evidence base on womenโs participation and leadership in cooperatives across the…
The International Cooperative Alliance โ Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP), together with its Committee on Women, will organise the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference to Commemorate the International Year of Women Farmers 2026 in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 7 to 9 May 2026. The…
At the NGO CSW70 Forum, International Cooperative Alliance โ Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) and its Committee on Women hosted a virtual parallel event titled โFrom Summit to Scale: Institutionalising Womenโs Leadership in Cooperativesโ on 16 March 2026. The event brought…
The International Cooperative Alliance โ Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP)Committee on Women has released its study, “Review of Gender-Based Policies in Cooperatives in Asia-Pacific Countries,” which examines how gender equality is addressed across cooperative systems in Australia, Fiji, India, Jordan, Malaysia,…
The newly elected International Cooperative Alliance โ Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) Regional Board convened its first official meeting on 11 March 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, in a hybrid format. Board members and representatives from India, China, Malaysia, South Korea, the…
On the occasion of International Womenโs Day 2026, the Chairperson of the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific Committee on Women, Chitose Arai, shares a message with cooperators across the region. Reflecting on this yearโs global theme, โRights. Justice. Action.…
ICA-AP Committee on Women is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the study report, โReview of Gender-Based Policies in Cooperatives in Asia-Pacificโ, which will be launched on 9 March 2026 to mark International Womenโs Day. Led by Prof.…
The ICA Committee on Consumer Cooperation for Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP Consumer Committee), in cooperation with the Japanese Consumersโ Co-operative Union (JCCU), held the ICA-AP Training Program for Managers of Consumer/Retail Cooperatives 2025-2026 from 2 to 7 February 2026 in…