Cooperatives advancing youth employment for sustainable development
At a time when young people are disproportionately affected by unemployment and the lack of decent work, cooperatives can create work opportunities and better working conditions. They can help young people both to find work and to gain work experience, as well as offer opportunities for professional and vocational training.
On 16 and 17 November, UNDESA Division for Social Policy and Development organized an Expert Group Meeting on the role of cooperatives in promoting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Cooperatives are recognized in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as means of implementation along with other private sector actors including microenterprises and multinationals. The 20 experts who participated in the meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, were invited to answer the following questions through their presentations:
On 16 and 17 November, UNDESA Division for Social Policy and Development organized an Expert Group Meeting on the role of cooperatives in promoting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Cooperatives are recognized in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as means of implementation along with other private sector actors including microenterprises and multinationals. The 20 experts who participated in the meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, were invited to answer the following questions through their presentations:
- What are the economic, social, and environmental contributions, potential and achievements of coops in relation to the SDGs?
- What strengths do cooperatives bring to the partnerships for implementing the SDGs?
- What are the resources of the cooperatives that can help in achieving the SDGs at the national level, especially in the least developed countries?
- What are the challenges facing cooperatives in implementing the SDGs and what are ways to overcome them?