11th Asia Pacific Cooperative
Ministers' Conference28 – 30 April 2024 | Dead Sea, Jordan
Welcome to Jordan
It is our pleasure to welcome all esteemed guests to Jordan, the land of religions, the cradle of civilizations, and the oasis of security, peace, and stability…Welcome our dear friends!
Jordan will host the 11th Asia-Pacific Cooperative Ministers’ Conference in the Dead Sea region from 28-30 April. Through the Conference, we look forward to strengthening partnerships between Governments and cooperatives by building a joint action that contributes to sustainable development at all economic, social, cultural and environmental levels, while emphasizing the importance of strengthening the cooperative identity of societies. Cooperatives are one of the operational ways that contribute to economic growth, youth employment and women’s economic empowerment.
Sincere wishes for the success of our conference and have a good stay…
And as we say in Jordan “Ya Hala” Everybody.
H.E. Khaled Mousa Shehadeh Alhuneafat
Minister of Agriculture, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Welcome Message
By Mr. Abdelfattah M. Q. Al-Shalabi, Director General, Jordan Co-operative Corporation
APCMC
The International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) established the Asia-Pacific Cooperative Ministers’ Conference (APCMC) in 1990. It is a quadrennial event organized to provide a platform for cooperatives and governments to discuss current and emerging issues and set a common agenda towards the establishment of new forms of cooperation between them. The APCMC helps to create a sustained and enabling policy and regulatory environment that is conducive to cooperative development.
11th APCMC Theme
Partnerships between Government and Cooperatives for Cooperative Resilience, Sustainable Development, and Inclusive Growth in Asia Pacific and Middle East and North Africa region.
Venue
Crowne Plaza Jordan – Dead Sea Resort & Spa
Dead Sea, Jordan
Dates
28 – 30 April, 2024
Explore Jordanian Cooperative
Movement with Us
In Jordan, the cooperative movement plays a major role in people’s lives and contributes to the nation’s development on many levels. The National Strategy for the Jordanian Cooperative Movement (2021-2025; English | Arabic) was created to develop the country’s cooperative movement based on a human-centred approach to ensure social justice and equal opportunities.
11th APCMC Schedule
Day 0
April 27, 2024
Arrival of Delegates
ICA-AP Regional Board Meeting (By invitation only)
Day 1
April 28, 2024
Inauguration
Session 1 – State of Partnerships in Asia-Pacific and MENA
Session 2 – Accelerating the Cooperative Identity
Gala Dinner
Day 2
April 29, 2024
Session 3 – Adapting to Changing Environment and Building Resiliency
Session 4 – Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 1, 5, 8, 13)
Closing Session
Farewell Dinner
Day 3
April 30, 2024
Field visit
Departure of the Delegates (By late evening)
Speakers
H.E. Khaled Mousa Shehadeh Alhuneafat
Minister of Agriculture, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Mr. Ariel Guarco
President
International Cooperative Alliance
Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav
Chairperson
International Cooperative Alliance
Asia And Pacific
Mr. Jeroen Douglas
Director General
International Cooperative Alliance
Datuk Ewon Benedick
Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development
Malaysia
Ms. Simel Esim
Cooperative Unit
International Labor Organization
Organizers
ICA-AP in collaboration with the Jordan Cooperative Corporation (JCC) and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is organizing the 11th APCMC
