NFTC celebrated International Day of Cooperatives on
5th July 2014 at Marwah Studios, Noida Film City as proclaimed by
the United Nations General Assembly in 1992.
“The aim of this International Day is to: Increase
awareness on cooperatives; Highlight
the complementarily of the goals and objectives of the United Nations and the
international cooperative movement; Underscore
the contribution of the movement to the resolution of the major problems
addressed by the United Nations; Strengthen
and extend partnerships between the international cooperative movement and
other actors, including governments, at local, national and international
levels” informed Sandeep Marwah Ambassador of International Human Rights
Organization affiliated to United Nations and Managing Director of National
Federation of Tourism And Transport Cooperatives of India Limited.
This year, International Co-operative Day has the
theme of "Co-operative enterprises achieve sustainable development
for all.” Concern for the community is one of the co-operative movement’s
founding values and, as such, the need to sustainably safeguard favorable
living conditions for communities underpins all co-operatives’ operations and
vision.
"Cooperatives
are particularly important to agriculture, food security and rural development.
In the finance sector, cooperatives serve more than 857 million people,
including tens of millions who live in poverty." Said by Ban Ki Moon
Secretary General of UN.
