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Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/a><\/p>\n Press release | 29 November 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n The ILO, the Italian Agency for International Development (AICS) and the Cooperative Works Agency (CWA) launch the Cooperative Support Programme \u201cBe the Impact\u201d in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.<\/strong><\/p>\n RAMALLAH (ILO News) \u2013 The ILO, in partnership with the Cooperative Work Agency, launched the\u00a0Cooperative Support Programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0entitled \u201cBe The Impact\u201d on November 24, 2021. The three-year programme is implemented in partnership with, and funded by, the Italian Agency of Development Cooperation (AICS).<\/p>\n Chaired by the Minister of Labour, Dr. Nasri Abu Jaish, around 200 participants from the Palestinian ministries, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agencies, cooperative unions, cooperative associations, civil society organizations, academia, private sector, and other development partners attended the ceremony from the West Bank and Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n The Programme aims to create a conducive environment for cooperatives to emerge and to flourish while preserving their independence and autonomy. In this context, it will provide support to the CWA and its subsidiary bodies, the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) and the Cooperative Development Fund (CDF), to fulfil both regulatory and promotional functions. The CWA, established as per Article (4) in the Cooperative Law of 2017, is the new regulatory and promotional body for Palestinian cooperatives in the OPT.<\/p>\n The programme seeks to support cooperatives towards effective contribution to local economic development. Toward that end, it will provide technical support to the newly founded General Cooperative Union and its six sectorial unions, especially in the areas of planning, training, governance and effective leadership. It will also support the exchange of expertise and knowledge with international partners including cooperative movement.<\/p>\n Dr. Nasri Abu Jaish, the Minister of Labour, and Chair of the Cooperative Work Agency noted that within the framework of \u201cBe the Impact\u201d, \u201cwe all have a role in making an impact on cooperatives.\u201d His Excellency also referred to the Cabinet decision regarding prioritizing agricultural cooperatives\u2019 products in public procurement contracts, adding that the World Food Program would give priority to cooperatives in its purchasing operations, calling for national support towards the various cooperative societies, providing access to consumers at reasonable prices, which will enable our people to overcome the exorbitant price hike.<\/p>\n Mr. Guglielmo Giordano, Representative of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, confirmed AICS continuous support to the cooperative sector, saying that cooperatives have given marginalized groups the power to compete with large corporations through affordable access to supplies, raw material, and equipment, and support in product marketing and sales, accessing international markets, and price control.<\/p>\n Mr. Mounir Kleibo, Representative of the ILO in Jerusalem, underlined that \u201cThe planned activities within the framework of \u201cBe the Impact\u201d programme for strengthening cooperatives are fully aligned with the National Policy Agenda (NPA) and with the Cooperative Work Agency\u2019s (CWA) Strategy for the Cooperative Sector \u201cReform and Development\u201d 2018-2022.\u201d He also added \u201ccooperatives and other social and solidarity economy models must be an integral part of the solutions that we envision for building back better and leaving no one behind. If we want to build a human-centered future of work, one that is fairer and greener, and that serves people and planet together, if we are truly committed to realizing the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, then we need to be sure that cooperatives continue to be the crucial actors that they have always been\u201d.<\/p>\n Dr. Simel Esim, Manager of the Cooperatives Unit at the ILO, mentioned, \u201cThere is a renaissance of cooperatives around the world with cooperatives emerging in renewable energy, informal, care and platform economies. Through the \u201cBe the Impact\u201d Programme the ILO plans to bring these experiences to the attention of Palestinian constituents and cooperative movement stakeholders for their possible adoption and implementation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 Press release | 29 November 2021 The ILO, the Italian Agency for International Development (AICS) and the Cooperative Works Agency (CWA) launch the Cooperative Support Programme \u201cBe the Impact\u201d in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 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