International Day of Cooperatives

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2023 Date	1 July 2023
2024 Date	6 July 2024

2023 Holidays & Dates

International Day of Cooperatives in 2023

Saturday, 1 Jul

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International Day of Cooperatives History

International Day of Cooperatives aims to spread awareness of the importance of working cooperatively towards equality. The observance has been observed on the first Saturday of July since 1923. Additionally, in 1995 the United Nations, together with the International Cooperative Alliance, decided to instate an annual theme. According to the United Nations, cooperative jobs are more equally dispersed between rural and urban areas and tend to be more sustainable.

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Today July 2nd, Celebrating International Day of Cooperatives #CoopsDay Cooperatives Build a Better World #kbcweekender How has belonging to a SACCO changed your life? https://t.co/BnqH5yp1da
— Mariam Kaptuiya (@MariamKaptuiya) July 2, 2022

Today is the 100th International Day of Cooperatives. This year's #CoopsDay theme is "Cooperatives Build a Better World", and that's what we attempting to do with our #copowerbudget! https://t.co/a4EyThLXZD
— CoPower (@Co_Power_) July 2, 2022

In the News and Trending for International Day of Cooperatives

Updated 03:13NRL 2022: Tara Rushton, Cooper Cronk dress up for a day out in Sydney

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Message from the ICA President Ariel Guarco for 100th International Day of Cooperatives | ICA

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Pictures of the Day: A flighty falcon chick, a deep dive and Alice Cooper

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Clarkson's Farm's Kaleb Cooper enjoys day out at Royal Bath & West Show

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International Day of Cooperatives Facts

The theme for International Day of Cooperatives in 2021 was Cooperatives for building a people-centred and environmentally just recovery.
According to the UN, cooperatives employed about 280 million people across the globe in 2019.
According to the UN, the largest 300 cooperatives and mutual organizations reported an annual total of $2,034 billion in 2019.

International Day of Cooperatives Top Events and Things to Do

Learn more about the International Cooperative Alliance. Founded in 1895, it is one of the oldest non-governmental organizations. It is also one of the largest organizations. It represents almost 1 billion cooperative members.
Watch the UN's 2020 International Day of Cooperatives video if you missed it. The video focuses on cooperative solutions that can help lower the risks of climate change.