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11 th ASIA PACIFIC COOPERATIVE MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE 28-30 April 2024 Laut Mati, Jordan
JORDAN Declaration
11th Asia Pacific Cooperative Ministers' Conference “Partnerships between Governments and Cooperatives for Resilience, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth in Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region”
Crowne Plaza Jordan, Dead Sea, Jordan 28-30 April 2024
The Asia Pacific Cooperative Ministers’ Conference, Having been convened at the Dead Sea area of Jordan by the ICA Asia and Pacific, the regional branch office of the International Cooperative Alliance and the Jordan Cooperative Corporation on 28 and 29 April 2024, and Extending its participation for the first time to the governments of countries in North Africa Recognising, the International Statement on the Cooperative Identity (the Statement) of which the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is the global custodian, reflects the centrality of people in the cooperative enterprise form, and through the seventh cooperative principle on ‘Concern for Community’, the aspect of ‘sustainable development of communities through policies approved by members’; Noting, the Statement confers on the ICA and its member organizations, as well as the wider cooperative movement worldwide, the responsibility of building meaningful partnerships and alliances with all stakeholders, particularly the Governments, in accelerating the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030; Considering, cooperatives have been recognized as key partners in delivering social justice, reducing economic and social inequalities, and promoting equitable enterprises that build positive peace and inclusive development, Recalling, the recognition of cooperatives as vehicles for transforming the world, and in advancing Sustainable Development through the UN Agenda 2030, the 2015 Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development, as well as the 2022 ILO Resolution on Decent Work and Social and Solidarity Economy and the 2023 UN General Assembly Resolution on the Social and Solidarity Economy, and
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