24 Nov, Geneva

The GSEF secretariat and GSEF 2016 have participated in the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy Special Meeting through conference calls on 24 Nov. 

UN agencies including UNRISD, FAO, ILO, UNDESA and UNDP and other social economy organizations such as RIPESS, GSEF, ICA and MBM (as observers) discussed strategies of achieving social development through the SSE. Observers had a chance to introduce their initiatives and freely exchanged opinions in shaping the workplan of UNTFSSE. Montreal introduced the GSEF 2016 meeting to a larger community and the Secretariat also had a chance to introduce its recent partnership with RIPESS and MBM. 

*See GSEF’s organizational introduction on the UNTFSSE website