Webinar: Cooperating for Human Rights: Resilient Entrepreneurship in Crises. 

When and where? 

Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 14:00-15:30 CEST, Online

What is this webinar about?

This webinar is the first episode of the dialogue series “The Power of Cooperation in Advancing a Human Rights Economy in Crises”. We will discuss the link between the cooperative business model and the concept of “Human Rights Economy”.  

The session will bring together partners and stakeholders to discuss European examples of cooperatives facilitating reconciliation and creating shared economic goals in times of division and crisis.

The Dialogue also marks the end of Cooperatives Europe’s campaign against Gender-Based Violence in the framework ofthe 2025 UN Women’s Orange the World Campaign.  

This session builds on our past work: 

• The 2019 Cooperatives Europe Report “Cooperatives and Peace: Strengthening Democracy, Participation and Trust.”
• The lessons from the high-level URC workshop “Cooperatives for the Reconstruction of Ukraine’s Agri-Food Sector” (2025), organised with Legacoop/Haliéus, SOCODEVI and Cooperative Academy. 

Who should join?

• Cooperatives Europe Members 
• Cooperative leaders worldwide 
• Academia and Civil Society working on peace and human rights economy 
• Anyone interested in community-led reconstruction and recovery 

Why attend?

✔ Learn about the cooperative commitment to a Human Rights Economy and Peace amidst crises.
✔ Hear from European cooperatives’ approach in facilitating reconciliation and ensuring economic development in crises
✔ Engage with speakers to share your approach to righting the economy during the live Q&A.  

About the Series 

“The Power of Cooperation in Advancing a Human Rights Economy in Crises” is a five-part dialogue series organised under #coops4dev🌍, running until mid-2026. 

With the UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC25) entering its final month, the first dialogue will take place on December 10th   on UN Human Rights Day.  The series will reflect on the role of cooperative enterprises in reconciliation, reconstruction, and sustainable development across Europe. 

Learn more about the dialogue series.

Registration 

Register for the webinar through the following link.

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