International Year of Cooperatives

2012 was designated as the International Year of Cooperatives by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 2009.^[1]

The designation honors the use of cooperative organizations to contribute to socio-economic development across the world.^[2] It officially launched on 31 October 2011 with the theme "Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World".^[3] United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon was invited to speak at the November 2011 summit of the International Co-operative Alliance to celebrate the designation.^[4]

References

↑ "United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/136: Cooperatives in social development" (PDF). United Nations General Assembly. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
↑ "2012 – International Year of Cooperatives". United Nations. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
↑ "United Nations Launches Year-Long Celebration of Vital Role of Cooperatives in Sustainable Development" (Press release). United Nations. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
↑ "International Co-operative Alliance launches 2012 International Year of Co-operatives" (Press release). International Co-operative Alliance. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

International years proclaimed by the United Nations

Women (1975)
The Child (1979)
Disabled Persons (1981)
Youth (1985)
Peace (1986)
Shelter for the Homeless (1987)
Space (1992)
Family (1994)
Tolerance (1995)
Older Persons (1999)
Culture of Peace (2000)
Mobilization against Racism (2001)
Rice (2004)
Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (2004)
Microcredit (2005)
Physics (2005)
Deserts and Desertification (2006)
The Dolphin (2007-2008)
Languages (2008)
The Potato (2008)
Sanitation (2008)
Astronomy (2009)
Natural Fibres (2009)
Biodiversity (2010)
Youth (2010-2011)
Forests (2011)
Chemistry (2011)
Cooperatives (2012)
Water Cooperation (2013)
Crystallography (2014)
Light (2015)
Soil (2015)
Pulses (2016)
Sustainable Tourism for Development (2017)

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