The United Nations usually declare a number of issues that they want the world to take more interest in. The number of issues is usually about 4, some cross calendar years. So far, this calendar year, two have been declared.
One is International Year of Sustainable Energy for All but has no link to a web page as yet. The other is International Year of Cooperatives. The theme being “Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World”.
In UN speak: Cooperatives are business enterprises owned and controlled by the very members that they serve. Their member-driven nature is one of the most clearly differentiating factors of cooperative enterprises. This fact means that decisions made in cooperatives are balanced by the pursuit of profit, and the needs and interests of members and their communities.
