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ICA 33rd World Cooperative Congress to be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea in December 2021

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The 33rd World Cooperative Congress will enable the cooperative movement to explore its identity to build a more secure future.

The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) has announced that the 33rd World Cooperative Congress will be held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea in December 2021. The theme for the event will be “Deepening our Cooperative Identity” to strengthen the cooperative movement’s role in addressing global challenges and also explore avenues to improve lives at the local and global levels. Using the current global crisis as a framework, discussions will aim to deepen the cooperative identity by examining its values, strengthening its actions, committing to its principles and living its achievements.

Ariel Guarco, the President of the ICA, stated, “I’m delighted to confirm that the 33rd WorldCooperative Congress will go ahead next year in Seoul. This will be an opportunity to share experiences of resilience in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss how cooperatives can overcome other global challenges from climate change to gender equality. Together we cancreate a better, fairer and more inclusive world for generations to come.”

Read the full press release here.

To learn more about the event, cooperators, sponsors and interested visitors can visit the new dedicated website here.

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