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 has honored 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[edit]

1. ^ "United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/136: Cooperatives in social development" (PDF). United Nations General Assembly. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
2. ^ "2012 – International Year of Cooperatives". United Nations. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "International Co-operative Alliance launches 2012 International Year of Co-operatives" (Press release). International Co-operative Alliance. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

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International years proclaimed by the United Nations

* World Refugee (1959-1960)
* Health and Medical Research (1961)
* Co-operation (1965)
* Rice (FAO) (1966)
* Tourist (1967)
* Human Rights (1968)
* Education (1970)
* Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice (1971)
* Book (UNESCO) (1972)
* World Population (1974)
* Women (1975)
* Anti-Apartheid (1978-1979)
* The Child (1979)
* Disabled Persons (1981)
* Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa (1982)
* World Communications (1983)
* Youth (1985)
* United Nations (1985)
* Peace (1986)
* Shelter for the Homeless (1987)
* Literacy (1990)
* Space (1992)
* World's Indigenous People (1993)
* Sport and the Olympic Ideal (1994)
* Family (1994)
* Peoples’ Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War (1995)
* Tolerance (1995)
* Eradication of Poverty (1996)
* Ocean (1998)
* Older Persons (1999)
* Culture of Peace (2000)
* Thanksgiving (2000)
* Mobilization against Racism (2001)
* Volunteers (2001)
* Dialogue among Civilizations (2001)
* Ecotourism (2002)
* Mountains (2002)
* Cultural Heritage (2002)
* Freshwater (2003)
* Kyrgyz Statehood (2003)
* Rice (2004)
* Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (2004)
* Physics (2005)
* Sport and Physical Education (2005)
* Microcredit (2005)
* Deserts and Desertification (2006)
* Dolphin (UNEP) (2007–2008)
* Polar (2007–2008)
* The Potato (2008)
* Sanitation (2008)
* Languages (2008)
* Planet Earth (2008)
* Gorilla (2009)
* Astronomy (2009)
* Human Rights Learning (2009)
* Natural Fibres (2009)
* Reconciliation (2009)
* Seafarer (2010)
* Biodiversity (2010)
* Rapprochement of Cultures (2010)
* Youth (2010–2011)
* Forests (2011)
* Chemistry (2011)
* People of African Descent (2011)
* Sustainable Energy for All (2012)
* Cooperatives (2012)
* Quinoa (2013)
* Water Cooperation (2013)
* Family Farming (2014)
* Crystallography (2014)
* Small Island Developing States (2014)
* Solidarity with the Palestinian People (2014)
* Soil (2015)
* Light (2015)
* Pulses (2016)
* Sustainable Tourism for Development (2017)
* Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (2019)
* Moderation (2019)
* Indigenous Languages (2019)
* Nurse and the Midwife (2020)
* Plant Health (2020)
* Elimination of Child Labour (2021)
* Fruits and Vegetables (2021)
* Creative Economy for Sustainable Development (2021)
* Peace and Trust (2021)
* Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (2022)
* Glass (2022)
* Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (2022)
* Sustainable Mountain Development (2022)
* Millets (2023)
* Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace (2023)
* Camelids (2024)
* Glaciers' Preservation (2025)
* Rangelands and Pastoralists (2026)

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