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Press Conference: Cooperative and mutuals: A blueprint…

Press Conference: Cooperative and mutuals: A blueprint for a fairer, more sustainable global economy - Second World Summit for Social Development (Doha, Qatar 4-6 November 2025)

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This briefing will unite cooperative leaders, UN bodies, and Member States to celebrate the UN 2025 International Year of Cooperatives, launch the World Cooperative Monitor and the Cooperatives and Mutuals 50 leadership circle, and highlight cooperatives and mutuals as key models for a fairer, more resilient, and sustainable global economy.
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Speakers:

  • Ariel Guarco, President of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)

  • Konstantinos Papadakis, Principal Social Affairs Officer, UN Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD), UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

  • Shaun Tarbuck, Chair of the Cooperatives and Mutuals 50 (CM50) Leadership Circle

  • Hon. Monica Mutsvangwa, Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Zimbabwe

Moderated by: Martin Samaan, Spokesperson for the Second World Summit for Social Development, UN Department of Global Communications

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