14th UN International Day of Cooperatives, 5 July 2008

"Confronting Climate Change through Cooperative Enterprise "
"Lucha contra el cambio climático a través de las cooperativas”"
"Lutter contre le changement climatique à travers l’entreprise coopérative"

Messages from Members Message from the United Nations Secretary-General English (pdf) - Français (pdf)- Español (pdf) Arabic (pdf) - Chinese 8pdf) - Russian (pdf) See also UN News article, "Cooperatives have key role to play in combating climate change, says Ban" Message from the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) English (pdf) - Français (pdf) - Español (pdf) Message is also available in Basque, Catalan, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Romanian, and Vietnamese. Message from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) English (pdf) - Français (pdf) - Español (pdf) Message from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) English (pdf) See also article in ILO OnLine (English) - BIT en ligne (Français) - OIT EnLínea (Español) Message from the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) English (web page on IFAP site)

Cooperatives Celebrate the Day Poster produced by the Japanese Cooperative Movement to celebrate International Day of Cooperatives 2008

Materials provided by COPAC to past celebrations of the UN International Day of Cooperatives:

• 2007: Cooperative Values and Principles for Corporate Social Responsibility, 5 July 2007
• 2006: Peace-Building through Cooperatives , 1 July 2006
• 2005: Microfinance is OUR business! Cooperating out of poverty, 2 July 2005
• 2004: Cooperatives for Fair Globalization: Creating Opportunities for All, 3 July 2004
• 2003: cooperatives Make Development Happen! The contribution of cooperatives to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, 5 July 2003
• 2002: Society and cooperatives: Concern for Community, 6 July 2002
• 2001: The cooperative Advantage in the Third Millennium, 7 July 2001
• 2000: Cooperatives and Employment Promotion, 1 July 2000
• 1999: Public Policy and cooperative Legislation, 3 July 1999
• 1998: Cooperatives and the Globalization of the Economy, 4 July 1998
• 1997: The cooperative Contribution to World Food Security, 5 July 1997
• 1996: Cooperative Enterprise: Empowerment for People-centred Sustainable Development, 6 July 1996
• 1995: 1st UN International Day of Cooperatives: The ICA Centennial and the Next 100 Years of International cooperation, 1 July 1995

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Updated: 15 July 2008