Remarks by Daniela Bas, Director, UNDESA/DSPD at the Ministerial Breakfast on cooperatives on the theme, “Promoting productive capacity for sustainable livelihoods: the role of cooperatives.”

Your excellencies, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, good morning.

I am very pleased to welcome all of you to this Ministerial Breakfast to discuss how cooperatives can contribute to this year’s ECOSOC theme on “Promoting productive capacity, employment and decent work to eradicate poverty in the context of inclusive, sustainable and equitable economic growth at all levels for achieving the MDGs.”

Specifically, our discussion will focus on “Promoting productive capacity for sustainable livelihoods: the role of cooperatives.”
Our goals are to:

1. highlight experiences of cooperatives as agents for inclusive, productive and decent work;
2. identify and share strategies and policies from our diverse experiences on how to promote and strengthen the development of sustainable cooperatives for employment generation;
3. provide recommendations that will encourage Governments and stakeholders to devise and implement conducive policies and regulatory framework for cooperatives to thrive and grow. The summary of our discussions will serve as a contribution to this year’s ECOSOC outcome.

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