Ban highlights role of cooperatives in tackling youth unemployment

The theme of this year's observance – which falls during the International Year of Youth – is “Youth, the Future of Cooperatives,” which the Secretary-General noted highlights the enormous value of engaging the energy and drive of young people.

Co-operatives UK - United Nations (UN) International Day of Co-operatives

The theme this year is "Co‑operative enterprise empowers women" and highlights how the co‑operative model of enterprise can successfully empower women.

Co-operatives UK - United Nations (UN) International Day of Co-operatives

LIDC: Overview of the Millennium Development Goals (inc. MDG8)

Overview of the Millennium Development Goals (inc. MDG8)

Professor Terry McKinley, of the School of Oriental and African Studies, broadly praises the MDG framework.

LIDC: Millennium Development Goal 1: Poverty and Hunger

Millennium Development Goal 1: Poverty and Hunger

Professor Andrew Dorward, of the School of Oriental and African Studies, highlights the uneven performance across continents towards achieving MDG1's targets.

LIDC: Millennium Development Goal 2: Universal Primary Education

Millennium Development Goal 2: Universal Primary Education

Professor Angela Little, of the Institute of Education, shows how MDG2s aim of universal primary education overlooks the complexity of improving education.

LIDC: Millennium Development Goal 3: Gender

Millennium Development Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Professor Elaine Unterhalter, of the Institute of Education, and Professor Charlotte Watts, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, pool their expertise to present a powerful critique of the narrowness of MDG3.

LIDC: Millennium Development Goal 4: Child Mortality

Millennium Development Goal 4: Child Mortality

Professor Kim Mulholland, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, focuses on inequity and and poor quality data relating to child mortality.