Press release: Historic United Nations Resolution proclaims an International Year of Cooperatives every decade

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted Resolution A/RES/80/182, recognising the vital role of cooperatives in promoting inclusive economic and social development worldwide. Following the success of the International Years of Cooperatives in 2012 and 2025, the resolution “calls for the proclamation of an International Year of Cooperatives every 10 years … to encourage effective leveraging of the cooperative enterprise model to advance social and economic development”. The resolution was adopted on 15 December 2025.

Resolution A/RES/80/182 on Cooperatives in social development is now available in all UN official languages:  https://docs.un.org/A/RES/80/182

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