GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -New members from India and Kiribati joined the ICA in January 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -The International Cooperative Alliance unites, represents and serves cooperatives worldwide. Founded in 1895, it is one of the oldest non-governmental organisations and one of the largest ones measured by the number of people represented: 1 billion cooperative members on the planet.

Detailed explanation-3: -ICA ensures that the right policy environment exists to enable co-operatives to grow and prosper. It helps its members in their lobbying for new legislation and more appropriate administrative procedures that respect the co-operative model, its values and principles.