Cooperatives Build a Better World
The 2025 United Nations International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025) theme will be Cooperatives Build a Better World, showcasing the enduring global impact cooperatives have everywhere. This theme puts a spotlight on how the cooperative model is an essential solution to overcome many global challenges and continues to play an important role in accelerating efforts to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The UN has unveiled the logo, apply today here.
Guidelines for Logo Usage
Organizations interested in using the IYC2025 logo must adhere to specific guidelines provided by COPAC and the United Nations. The logo is available in six official languages—English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian—and can be requested for use through the official online application form.
Non-UN entities wishing to utilize the IYC2025 logo for any purpose, please follow these steps:
- Review the Branding Guidelines: Before applying, carefully read the guidelines to ensure proper use of the logo.
- Submit an Application: Complete and submit the application form, which will be reviewed by the IYC Secretariat.
- Sign the Waiver of Liability: As part of the process, you will need to sign and submit a waiver of liability.
- Wait for Approval: The approval process typically takes one to two weeks.
- Receive the Logo Files: Once approved, you will be provided with the logo files to use in your materials throughout 2025.
By following these steps, you can ensure your organization’s compliant use of the IYC2025 logo.
For more information on how to apply for logo use, or to access the branding guidelines, please contact the IYC Secretariat at copac@copac.coop.
2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives launched in New Delhi
The 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) was officially launched at the ICA Global Cooperative Conference and General Assembly, in New Delhi, India. The conference attracted delegates from over 100 countries who discussed how cooperatives build prosperity for all, focusing on four conference pillars: Reaffirming the cooperative identity; Enabling supportive policies; Developing strong leadership: and Building a sustainable future.
These discussions shaped the New Delhi Action Agenda, an action plan adopted at the conference, which asks individual cooperatives, communities, civil society organisations, the private sector, governments, opinion shapers and multilateral institutions to take concrete actions for a just society and safer planet.
Over the next 12 months, the ICA will work to increase the visibility of cooperatives and raise public awareness about their contributions to sustainable development; advocate for enabling environment and supportive legal and policy frameworks for strengthening their entrepreneurial ecosystem; and promote the growth and development of cooperatives through capacity-building initiatives, knowledge-sharing, and collaborative partnerships. The ICA is also planning a range of activities to inspire young people to join the movement in 2025.
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We will be adding all the actions cooperators are organising in 2025 to build a global world map.
A UN Resolution recognising the role of cooperatives to accelerate the 2030 Agenda
On 19 June 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives. The text recommends ways to celebrate and encourages all Member States, the United Nations, and relevant stakeholders to leverage this event to promote cooperatives’ contribution to social and economic development. Among others, Member States are also invited to consider establishing national committees to coordinate and prepare for all IYC2025 activities.
To kick off the celebrations, the UN Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations, hosted a soft-launch event. This event took place during the UN High-Level Political Forum at the UN Headquarters in New York on July 9, 2024. It coincided with the 2024 UN International Day of Cooperatives, celebrated under the theme Cooperatives Build a Better Future for All.
