India to Host Global Cooperatives Conference in Delhi

• India to host the International Cooperative Alliance’s (ICA) global conference in Delhi.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch the ‘United Nations International Year of Cooperatives 2025’ at the conference.

• The ICA General Assembly and Global Cooperative Conference will be hosted by India for the first time in the ICA’s 130-year history.

• Around 3,000 delegates expected to attend, with 1,000 from foreign countries.

• Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay and Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica will attend as guests.

• Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will chair the inaugural session of the conference.

• Over 100 countries are expected to participate, with 25% of all cooperatives in India.

• The event will be carbon-neutral and will feature a theme of ‘Cooperatives Build Prosperity of All’.