Cooperatives in Social Development

A/RES/58/131View 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 2004.

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?

13 subjects

Conferences Cooperation Between Organizations Cooperative Movements Cooperatives Employment Guidelines Human Resources Information Exchange International Days Partnership Poverty Mitigation Social Development Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;²

²A/58/159.

Draws the attention of Member States to the proposals contained in the report of the Secretary-General for further action to promote a supportive environment for the development of cooperatives;

Also draws the attention of Member States to the revised guidelines aimed at creating a supportive environment for the development of cooperatives,³ to be considered by them in developing or revising their national policies on cooperatives;

³A/56/73-E/2001/68, annex.

Encourages Governments to keep under review, as appropriate, the legal and administrative provisions governing the activities of cooperatives, with a view to ensuring a supportive environment for them and to protecting and advancing the potential of cooperatives to help them to achieve their goals;

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 their five-year reviews, the World Food Summit, the Second World Assembly on Ageing, the International Conference on Financing for Development and the World Summit on Sustainable Development 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, promoting and implementing better legislation, training, research, sharing of good practices and human resources development;

Invites Governments, in collaboration with the cooperative movement, to develop programmes to promote and strengthen the education of members, the elected leadership and professional cooperative management, where appropriate, and to create or improve statistical databases on the development of cooperatives and on their contribution to national economies;

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 and national, regional and international cooperative organizations, to render support to Member States, as appropriate, in their efforts to create a supportive environment for the development of cooperatives, to continue to provide assistance for human resources development, technical advice and training, and to promote 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 to submit to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, focusing on the role of cooperatives in the eradication of poverty.

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