Question: ‘International Day of Cooperatives 2020 was celebrated on…
(a) July 2
(b) July 3
(c) July 1
(d) July 4
Answer- (d)
Related facts
Context
- ‘International Day of Cooperatives 2020 was celebrated on 4th July.
Theme for this year’s International day of cooperatives was – ‘Let’s cooperate and invite everyone to fight for climate action’. - The International Day of Cooperatives is an annual celebration of the cooperative movement that takes place on the first Saturday of July since 1923.
- Since 1995, the United Nations and the International Cooperative Alliance have been setting the theme for the celebration of the Day.
Aim
- The aim of this celebration is to increase awareness of cooperatives.
- The event underscores the contributions of the cooperative movement to resolving the major problems addressed by the United Nations and to strengthening and extending the partnerships between the international cooperative movement and other actors.
By — Pankaj Pandey