UN considering feasibility of proclaiming an International Year of Cooperatives

The General Assembly, in its resolution 62/128,
requested the Secretary-General, in consultation with Member States and
the relevant international organizations, to consider effective ways
and means of raising public awareness of the overall socio-economic
impact of cooperatives, including the desirability and the feasibility
of proclaiming an International Year of Cooperatives, and to report
thereon to the General Assembly. For more information visit:  http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/social/cooperatives/survey.html