International Co-operative Alliance Organization

Last modified: 2005-07-09 by rob raeside
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• International Cooperative Organization
• English Language flag
• Variant of the flag
• 1925 flag

See also:

• ICA website
• International Organizations
• National Cooperative Associations:
  • Canada
  • Uruguay

International Cooperative Organization

The ICA is based in Geneva (www.coop.org). The apex body of the movement is the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) established in 1895. The ICA is an independent non-governmental association which unites, represents and serves co-operatives world wide. Its members are national and international co-operative organisations in all sectors of activity including agriculture, banking, credit and saving, industry, insurances, fisheries, housing, tourism and consumer co-operatives. ICA has more than 200 member organisations from over 100 countries, representing more than 700 million individuals world-wide. In 1946 it was one of the first non-government organisations to be accorded United Nations Consultative Status. Today it is one of the 41 organisations holding Category 1 Consultative Status with UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Jorge Candeias, 9 January 1999

The present flag is white with the ICA's logo, replacing the rainbow flag