September 10, 2026
September 10, 2026
Press Release: UNTFSSE welcomes AIM and FEBEA as observer organizations The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) welcomes the International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies (AIM) and the European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers (FEBEA) as observer organizations. Together, AIM and FEBEA expand the Task Force’s expertise on mutuality and social protection, and on ethical, cooperative, social and solidarity finance, including access to finance for social and solidarity economy entities. Read the […]
August 26, 2026
August 26, 2026
Co-Chairs of the Group of Friends welcome the adoption of the Republic of Korea’s Framework Act on the Social and Solidarity Economy The Co-Chairs of the Group of Friends on the Social and Solidarity Economy, the governments of Brazil and Senegal, welcome the adoption by the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, on 20 August 2026, of the Framework Act on the Social and Solidarity Economy. As the first comprehensive framework legislation on the social and solidarity economy […]
July 20, 2026
July 20, 2026
Group of Friends issues first Declaration on the social and solidarity economy Supported by 20 governments, the Declaration sets out commitments to strengthen intergovernmental cooperation to promote the contribution of the social and solidarity economy to decent work, sustainable development and social justice. GENEVA (21 July 2026) – The Group of Friends on the Social and Solidarity Economy, co-chaired by Brazil and Senegal, today issued its first Declaration, supported by 20 governments from all five United Nations regional groups. […]
July 20, 2026
July 20, 2026
Declaration on the Launch of the Group of Friends on the Social and Solidarity Economy Following its inaugural meeting, convened at the headquarters of the International Labour Organization in Geneva on 11 June 2026 as a contribution to the Global Coalition for Social Justice, the Group of Friends on the Social and Solidarity Economy issued the present Declaration. It is available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish. The press release is available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish. The Governments of […]