Cooperatives in Social Development

A/RES/54/123View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 106 Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family, published in 2000.

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

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Conferences Cooperative Movements Cooperatives Coordination Within UN System Guidelines International Days Poverty Mitigation Social Development Social Integration

What’s in this document?

10 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the status and role of cooperatives in the light of new economic and social trends;1

Welcomes the elaboration of the draft guidelines aimed at creating a supportive environment for the development of cooperatives;³

³Ibid., annex.

Requests the Secretary-General to seek views from Governments on the draft guidelines and provide, if necessary, a revised version for adoption;

Urges Governments, relevant international organizations and 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, the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and the World Food Summit, including their five-year reviews, 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 to engage on a voluntary basis in the creation and development of cooperatives;

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;

Invites Governments, relevant international organizations, 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, to render support to Member States, as appropriate, in their efforts to create a supportive environment for the development of cooperatives, including through the organization of workshops and seminars at the national, subregional and regional levels;

Also requests the Secretary-General to prepare, in consultation with Member States and the relevant United Nations organizations and international organizations, a report on the implementation of the present resolution and to submit it, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session.

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