🗳️ Hear directly from the candidates for the ICA Youth Committee before the elections in Panama. Candidates for President & Members At-Large take the virtual stage. 🗓️ 27 Aug ⏰ 15:00 Brussels (GMT+2) Register: ica.coop/en/events/ic... #CoopYouth #ICAPanama2026

🇵🇦 Meet #ICAPanama2026 host Cooperativa Profesionales. From digital transformation to youth participation, the cooperative is looking ahead to what its members will need next. 📖 Full story: ica.coop/en/newsroom/... #BuildingBridges #ConstruyendoPuentes

Across generations, countries and very different moments in history, cooperation has brought people together around shared needs and common ground. Today, that movement includes 3M cooperatives and 1B+ members worldwide. 🎂 Here’s to 131 years of cooperation!

🗳️ Who will sit on the ICA Global Board from September? 👤 Meet the candidates and explore their profiles in the full story: ica.coop/en/newsroom/... #ICAPanama2026 #BuildingBridges

🌍 Who’s coming to Panama? 🇵🇦 650+ people. 40+ countries. Leading registrations so far: 🇮🇳 India 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇵🇭 Philippines Where are you joining from? 👇 Check out icapanama2026.coop for more details. #ICAPanama2026 #BuildingBridges

📣 New speakers + one month to go until #ICAPanama2026! 🇵🇦 Newly confirmed speakers include Bjørg Sandkjær , Silke Staab, Jayati Ghosh, Akram Al-Taher, Xiomara Núñez de Céspedes & more. 📩 More updates! Check your inbox. 🔗 icapanama2026.coop

Young people are already shaping the future of the cooperative movement. 🎥 Watch this invitation from ICA Youth Committee President Harsh Sanghani and join us at #ICAPanama2026 this September. 🔗 Register: icapanama2026.coop #BuildingBridges #Coops4Peace #YouthDay #CoopYouth

On #YouthDay, we're putting the spotlight on young cooperators stepping forward to lead. 🌍 This September, the ICA Youth Committee will elect its Executive Committee for 2026–2030. 🗳️ Learn more about the candidates: globalyouth.coop #CoopYouth #ICAPanama2026 #BuildingBridges #ConstruyendoPuentes

On International #YouthDay, read this interview by @coopnews with ICA Youth Committee President Harsh Sanghani. We'll also hear from Harsh at #ICAPanama2026. 📖 Read more: www.thenews.coop/young-people...

🇵🇦 Panama is waving In one month, Panama will welcome cooperators, leaders, and partners from around the world for #ICAPanama2026. 🎥 Watch this video by ICA Director-General Jeroen Douglas and Boris Allara of @IPACOOP 🔗 Programme & registration: icapanama2026.coop

⚖️ How can cooperative law respond to today's challenges? The Cooperative Law Congress takes place on 16–17 Sept during #ICAPanama2026. 📄 Call for papers closes 15 Aug. More: icapanama2026.coop/cooperative-...

🎉 Congratulations to @CoopsEurope on 20 years of championing cooperatives across Europe! This October, members, partners and policymakers will gather in Brussels to celebrate the journey so far and discuss the next chapter for #EconomicDemocracy. Learn more 👇 #CoopsEurope20

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Twenty years of representing and promoting cooperatives across Europe. 🧡 That has to be celebrated! 🎂 Registrations are now open for our 20th anniversary event. Join us 15-16 October in Brussels. Register here👇 🔗 coopseurope.coop/events/coope... #CoopsEurope20

📬 The latest ICA newsletter is out! This month's edition features #ICAPanama2026 updates, ICA Board and Youth Committee elections, policy briefs on the SDGs, Brazil's recognition of cooperativism as culture, and more from the global cooperative movement. Check your inbox!

Have you registered yet for the workshop "Framing the Principles of International Cooperative Law"? 🗓️22-23 August 📖More info: ica.coop/en/newsroom/... 📝Register before 18 August: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #coops4dev🌍 #CooperativeLaw #CooperativeIdentity #InternationalLaw #Pula

Can cooperativism be recognised as culture? Brazil has answered yes. Find out why and how: ica.coop/en/newsroom/... #BuildingBridges #ConstruyendoPuentes #Coops4Culture

✈️ Travelling to #ICAPanama2026? If you require a visa, a special application procedure is available for eligible participants needing support. ✔️ Check if you need a visa. ✔️ Complete the preliminary identification form as soon as possible.

🌍 The ICA has welcomed 6 new members from Paraguay, Chile, Ethiopia, the Philippines & Malaysia. The ICA now brings together members from 106 countries. Read more 👇https://ica.coop/en/newsroom/news/new-members-join-paraguay-chile-ethiopia-philippines-and-malaysia

🌍 Cooperatives contribute to all 17 #SDGs—but how? The ICA and @CopacCoop have brought together evidence, case studies and policy recommendations showing why cooperatives are essential partners in achieving the 2030 Agenda. Read more: ica.coop/en/newsroom/...

"Every goal is ours": ICA policy briefs make the case for cooperatives as SDG powerhouses | ICA

Over the last 18 months, the ICA and the UN Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) have been publishing a series of policy briefs to show how cooperatives are essential pa...

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In the latest episode of the ICA Legal Office’s “Interviews with Members and Experts” we speak with Mónica Tepfer, Legal Officer and Project Coordinator at @ituc.bsky.social 📻 Listen to the full interview here: legislation.coop/en/newsroom/... #PlatformEconomy #DecentWork #Cooperatives #coops4dev🌍

🌎 The ICA Gender Equality Committee (GEC) renews its leadership for the 2026–2030 term 🔗 Read the full story here: ica.coop/en/newsroom/... @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social @coopseurope.eurosky.social #GenderEquality #GEC #ICA #WomenLeadership #WomenInCoop #Cooperatives

Innovation is gathering strength across the global cooperative movement. 🌍 The first #CM50 Summit brought together 70 cooperative and mutual leaders to exchange ideas and shape a shared vision for a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable global economy. Full story 👇

bruh’s using Internet Explorer wings. The bird will get there by 2027 at this rate 💀👇 Anyway, check out icapanama2026.coop for more details about the ICA Global Conference and Assemblies 2026. #buildingbridges #construyendopuentes

Only 1% can pause at the right moment. #ICAPanama2026 is less than two months away. Check out icapanama2026.coop for practical details, programme, speakers, and other information #BuildingBridges #construyendopuentes

A strategy is only as strong as the people behind it.

If you're joining us in Panama—or still deciding—here's what you can expect at #ICAPanama2026.📝

The Fund for International Development is building a cooperative-led model to support recovery, rebuild communities, and strengthen peace. 🎤 Hear from Dr Sarah Alldred at #ICAPanama2026 this September. Read: ica.coop/en/newsroom/... #BuildingBridges

A cooperative fund for peace | ICA

The Fund for International Development is a multistakeholder cooperative being built to help restore peace and provide crucial post-crisis support to cooperatives around the world.Founded in December ...

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First confirmed speakers announced. ⏳ Only 2 months to go until #ICAPanama2026. Explore the programme featuring keynotes, panel discussions and workshops. 📝 Register now: 🌍 icapanama2026.coop #BuildingBridges #ConstruyendoPuentes

🎙️ ICA Director-General @JeroenDouglas joins Belden Menkus on The Purposeful Strategist podcast to reflect on some of the biggest questions facing the cooperative movement today 🎧 Looking for a thoughtful listen this weekend? This is it: www.menkus.com/podcast/2026... #Cooperatives

Go Far, Go Together: Resilience, Democracy, and the Cooperative Alternative — Menkus & Associates

Jeroen Douglas is Director General of the International Cooperative Alliance, the global body that has kept the cooperative movement united since 1895. In this episode, Jeroen describes cooperatives a...

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How was #IYC2025 for you? We want to hear from you. 📝 Take the 10-minute IYC2025 Impact Assessment Survey and help shape the movement's priorities ahead of the next UN International Year of Cooperatives in 2035. ⏳ Open until 30 July. #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld

🇵🇦 Why the coop movement is coming to Panama In our latest interview, @IPACOOP shares how the country's 615+ cooperatives, commitment to dialogue, and vision of cooperation make it a natural home for this September's global gathering. 📖 Read more: ica.coop/en/newsroom/...

Promoting peace and open to dialogue: why the coop movement is coming to Panama  | ICA

Image: Danilo Salerno (Regional Director, Cooperatives of the Americas) and Magíster Erika Vargas de González (Executive Director, IPACOOP)

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