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Press Release


SC/9831-AFR/1925
The following Security Council press statement on Sudan was read out today by Council President Michel Kafando ( Burkina Faso):
DEV/2784
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development. In adopting resolution 64/136 on 18 December, the Assembly noted that cooperatives impact poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration.