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87th ICA International Co-operative Day

15th UN International Day of Cooperatives

(4 July 2009)

"Driving global recovery through co-operative enterprise"
"Impulsando la recuperación global a través de las cooperativas"
"Mener la reprise globale au travers de l'entreprise coopérative"

This year the theme of the International Day focuses on the opportunities for co-operatives to highlight how they not only promote economic growth, but also promote their ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. It underlines the fact that co-operatives are enterprises that can effectively contribute to global economic recovery, but also that these enterprises will do so in respect of the co-operative values and principles which guide their operations

ICA Message

ICA members also make the message available in their national and regional languages.
Japanese Co-operative Movement Poster for IDC The Japanese co-operative Movement celebrates the Day and annually produces a poster.
IDC 2009 Logo

Message for the United Nations Secretary-General

English (pdf) - Français (pdf) - Español (pdf)
Arabic (pdf) - Chinese (pdf) - Russian (pdf)

Message of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

English (pdf) - Français (pdf) - Español (pdf)

Message of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP)

English(pdf) - Français (pdf) - Español (pdf)

Message of the International Labour Office (ILO)

English(pdf) -Français(pdf) -Español(pdf)


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Last Updated: 06 July 2009

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