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EGM on Cooperatives in a World in Crisis, 28-30 April 2009

Date: Tue, Apr 28 2009 | Expert Group Meetings
Location: New York, USA
Time: All day
EGM on Cooperatives in a World in Crisis, 28-30 April 2009

28-30 April 2009, UN Headquarters, New York

Report from the Expert Group Meeting

'Cooperatives in a world in crisis' organized by the Division for Social Policy and Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and   Social Affairs (UNDESA) in coordination with the International   Cooperative Alliance (ICA) in New York. The EGM discussed broadly the   role of cooperatives in a world in crisis. Specifically, the EGM did:

  1. Assess the contributions of cooperatives to socio-economic development   especially in poverty reduction, employment creation and safety net   provision, focusing in particular, on the role of agricultural and   financial cooperatives in light of the current food and financial crisis;
  2. Provide the forum for the sharing of national and regional   experiences and lessons learned on strengthening cooperatives and to   identify policy measures to enhance and scale up the impact of   cooperatives on socio-economic development;
  3. Discuss the proposed   International Year of Cooperatives, and lay the groundwork for setting   objectives, desired outcomes, programs and activities, resource   requirements and partnerships.

Aide Memoire

Agenda

List of Participants

Background Papers

Welcome Address by Jean-Pierre Gonnot
Welcome Speech by Iain Macdonald

Discussion paper by Johnston Birchall
Cooperatives, Crisis, Cooperative Law by Hagen Henry

Agricultural Cooperatives: Role in Food Security and Rural Development by Suleman Adam Chambo
Agricultural Cooperatives and Farmers Organizations: Role in rural development and poverty reduction by Armando Costa Pinto

Global Cooperative linkages? - The Challenge To Harmonize local with global economies by Markus Hanisch
Enhancing the Global Linkages of Cooperatives: The Fairtrade Option by Tomy Mathews

Cooperative Banks, Credit Unions and the Financial Crisis by Pete Crear
Notes for the brainstorming session by Ghislain Paradis
European co-operative banks in financial and economic turmoil by Bouke de Vries, on behalf of the EACB
Regulation and Legislation of Cooperative Banks and Credit Unions by Andrew Poprawa, DICO

Community Participation through Cooperatives in addressing Basic Services: The Philippine Experience by V.A.Teodosio
Financial Cooperatives in Rwanda - Historical Background and Regulation by Angelique Kantengwa

Presentation: International Year of Cooperatives by Paul Hazen