International Year of Cooperatives: Moving Forward
Marcella Villarreal (left), Acting Director of the Office for Communication, Partnerships and Advocacy at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), speaks at a press conference organized by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) on the closing of the International Year of Cooperatives and the way forward on an “innovative economic model”. She is joined by, from left: Vincent Lokin, Executive Director of Cooperative Banking and Sustainability at Rabobank; Monique Leroux, Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Desjardins Group; and Paulina Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance.