India will organize for the first time the general assembly of International Cooperative Alliance from 25th to 30th November in New Delhi.
- This will be the first time in the 130-year history of the International Cooperative Alliance that the conference will be held in India.
- Director General of the International Cooperative Alliance, Jeroen Douglas, said that there are 3 million cooperatives across the world and India stands out as the leading country with the highest number of cooperatives.
About International Cooperative Alliance
- The International Cooperative Alliance unites, represents and serves cooperatives worldwide.
- Founded in 1895, it is one of the oldest non-governmental organisations and one of the largest ones measured by the number of people represented: 1 billion cooperative members on the planet.
- More than 306 organisations from 105 countries are members of the International Cooperative Alliance.
- The ICA’s members are international and national cooperative organisations from all sectors of the economy, namely agriculture, banking, consumer, fisheries, health, housing, insurance, and industry & services.
- To implement its activities, the International Cooperative Alliance is organised with a Global Office based in Brussels.