INTRO 						COOP DAY REPORT

The International Day of Cooperatives is an annual celebration of the cooperative movement that takes place on the first Saturday of July every year.    
It was first celebrated under the auspices of the United Nations in 2005, though its history as a day celebrated by the international cooperative movement and the International Co-operative Alliance dates  back to 1923. 
The aim of the Day is to increase awareness on cooperatives and promote the movement's successes and ideals of international solidarity, economic efficiency, equality, and ensure peace around the world.
The Day also aims to strengthen and extend partnerships between the international cooperative movements and other actors, including governments, at local, national and international levels.
In this report correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna examines the theme for the 2019 day of cooperatives celebration hash tagged “Cooperatives for Decent Work Environment“.
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