Cooperatives in Social Development

A/RES/62/128View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 62b Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation, and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

15 versions · 2000–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/182

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/182	Cooperatives in social development	1,774	85%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/175	Cooperatives in social development	1,595	72%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/135	Cooperatives in social development	1,229	99%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/119	Cooperatives in social development	1,223	76%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/143	Cooperatives in social development	1,061	88%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

8 reports · 2007–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/168	Cooperatives in social development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/175
2023	A/78/187	Cooperatives in social development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/135
2021	A/76/209	Cooperatives in social development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/119
2019	A/74/206	Cooperatives in social development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/72/143
2017	A/72/159	Cooperatives in social development report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/128

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13 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on cooperatives in social development;²

²A/62/154.

Draws the attention of Member States to the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General for further action to promote the growth of cooperatives as business and social enterprises that can contribute to sustainable development, eradication of poverty and livelihoods in various economic sectors in urban and rural areas and provide support for the creation of cooperatives in new and emerging areas;

Encourages Governments to keep under review, as appropriate, the legal and administrative provisions governing the activities of cooperatives in order to enhance the growth and sustainability of cooperatives in a rapidly changing socio-economic environment by, inter alia, providing a level playing field for cooperatives vis-à-vis other business and social enterprises, including appropriate tax incentives and access to financial services and markets;

Urges Governments, relevant international organizations and the specialized agencies, in collaboration with national and international cooperative organizations, to give due consideration to the role and contribution of cooperatives in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit for Social Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women and the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II), including their five-year reviews, the World Food Summit, the Second World Assembly on Ageing, the International Conference on Financing for Development, the World Summit on Sustainable Development and the 2005 World Summit by, inter alia:

Utilizing and developing fully the potential and contribution of cooperatives for the attainment of social development goals, in particular the eradication of poverty, the generation of full and productive employment and the enhancement of social integration;

Encouraging and facilitating the establishment and development of cooperatives, including taking measures aimed at enabling people living in poverty or belonging to vulnerable groups, including women, youth, persons with disabilities, older persons and indigenous peoples, to fully participate, on a voluntary basis, in cooperatives and to address their social service needs;

Taking appropriate measures aimed at creating a supportive and enabling environment for the development of cooperatives by, inter alia, developing an effective partnership between Governments and the cooperative movement through joint consultative councils and/or advisory bodies and by promoting and implementing better legislation, research, sharing of good practices, training, technical assistance and capacity-building of cooperatives, especially in the fields of management, auditing and marketing skills;

Raising public awareness of the contribution of cooperatives to employment generation and to socio-economic development and promoting comprehensive research and statistical data-gathering on the activities, employment and overall socio-economic impact of cooperatives at the national and international levels;

Invites Governments, in collaboration with the cooperative movement, to develop programmes aimed at enhancing capacity-building of cooperatives, including by strengthening the organizational, management and financial skills of their members, and to introduce and support programmes to improve the access of cooperatives to new technologies;

Invites Governments, relevant international organizations, the specialized agencies and local, national and international cooperative organizations to continue to observe the International Day of Cooperatives annually, on the first Saturday of July, as proclaimed by the General Assembly in its resolution 47/90;

Requests the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the relevant United Nations and other international organizations and national, regional and international cooperative organizations, to continue rendering support to Member States, as appropriate, in their efforts to create a supportive environment for the development of cooperatives, providing assistance for human resources development, technical advice and training and promoting an exchange of experience and best practices through, inter alia, conferences, workshops and seminars at the national and regional levels;

Also requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with Member States and the relevant international organizations, to consider effective ways and means of raising public awareness of the overall socio-economic impact of cooperatives, including the desirability and the feasibility of proclaiming an International Year of Cooperatives, and to report thereon to the General Assembly;

Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution.

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