Amman, Sept. 6 (Petra) — A recent United Nations General Assembly
report highlighted Jordan’s experience in reforming cooperative
legislation and strengthening cooperatives’ role in sustainable
development.

The report, titled “Promoting the Social and Solidarity Economy for
Sustainable Development,” cited progress by several member states,
including Jordan, in advancing the social and solidarity economy. It
noted the Kingdom’s adoption of the 2025 Cooperatives Law, which
established the Cooperative Development Fund as a financing mechanism
for cooperatives and the Cooperative Training Institute to build the
capacities of cooperative members.

On creating an enabling environment, the report said the law provides
for equal representation of government entities and cooperatives on
the board of directors of the Jordan Cooperative Corporation (JCC),
in addition to allocating three seats to women representing Jordan’s
cooperative movement.

The report also highlighted Jordan’s efforts to improve statistics
and data availability by publishing open data that classifies
cooperatives according to their activities and legal status,
supporting oversight and development policy-making.

Commenting on the report, Minister of Agriculture and Chairman of the
JCC Saeb Khreisat said the UN recognition reflected Jordan’s efforts
to develop a supportive legislative framework for cooperatives and
enhance their contribution to local development, employment, and
efforts to address poverty and unemployment.

Khreisat said the JCC has implemented the outcomes of the National
Strategy for the Cooperative Movement, developed in partnership with
the International Labour Organization. These include updating
cooperative legislation through the 2025 Cooperatives Law, the JCC
Administrative Organization Regulation for 2026, and regulations
governing the Cooperative Development Fund, Cooperative Training
Institute, cooperatives, and cooperative unions.

He said the legislation aims to strengthen the cooperative system,
ensure the sustainability of its development role, and provide
cooperatives with financial and training tools to serve local
communities and support the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals.

Khreisat said the report would support continued modernization of
Jordan’s cooperative sector in line with international requirements,
the Economic Modernization Vision, and the government’s public-sector
modernization plan.

//Petra// AO