Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated ICA Global Cooperative Conference 2024 and launched the UN International Year of Cooperatives 2025 on 25th November at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
Key points
- ICA Global Cooperative Conference and ICA General Assembly is being organised in India for the first time in the 130 year long history of International Cooperative Alliance (ICA).
- The Global Conference, hosted by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), in collaboration with ICA and Government of India, and Indian Cooperatives AMUL and KRIBHCO will be held from 25th to 30th November.
- The theme of the conference, “Cooperatives Build Prosperity for All,” aligns with the Indian Government’s vision of “Sahkar Se Samriddhi” (Prosperity through Cooperation).
About International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)
- The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is the global organization that unites, represents, and serves cooperatives around the world.
- Founded in 1895, London, England during the 1st Cooperative Congress it is one of the oldest and largest non-governmental organizations, representing 1 billion cooperative members globally.
- With approximately 3 million cooperatives across the planet, the ICA serves as the apex body for the cooperative movement, providing a global platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and coordinated action.
- It is the leading voice for cooperatives, advocating for their interests and supporting the sharing of expertise across the sector.
- The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) has over 306 member organizations across 105 countries.
- Its members include both international and national cooperative organizations representing a wide range of economic sectors, such as agriculture, banking, consumer goods, fisheries, health, housing, insurance, and industry & services.
- In 1954, the ICA’s 19th Congress held in Paris passed a resolution highlighting the responsibility of established cooperative movements, particularly in developed countries, to support the cooperative pioneers in underdeveloped countries.
