RIPESS at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)
RIPESS will actively participate in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), to be held in Seville from June 30 to July 3, 2025.
In the current […]
Press release: Social and Solidarity Economy Integrated in New Global Financing for Development Agenda

22 June 2025
Against all odds, the RIPESS-led advocacy campaign […]
RIPESS Roadmap 2024-2025 and Future Perspectives: Participation in EDGE Conference 2025
RIPESS Intercontinental will participate in the EDGE Conference, to be held in Bogotá, Colombia, from April 28-30, 2025, to share its roadmap and explore collaborations to continue strengthening […]
Towards an Ecofeminist Perspective on the Social Solidarity Economy: Recognizing, Redistributing, and Valuing Care

Care work sustains life, communities and economies, […]
RIPESS intervenes in the UCLG retreat advocating for the SSE as a catalyst in the provision of public services.
On the World Day of Social Justice, RIPESS was invited to take part in the retreat organised by UCLG (United Cities and Local Governments) in Barcelona. The executive […]
The UN continues to provide advocacy frameworks for the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) by adopting a new resolution
Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) is increasingly at the forefront of the political agenda. After much work by RIPESS, as detailed by Yvon Poirier, RIPESS advisor in this […]
Civil Society raises its voice at the 2nd UN Financing for Development Preparatory Session (FfD4): for a real transformation of the global financial system
This week, the United Nations headquarters in New York is witnessing the second preparatory session of the Financing for Development Committee (FfD4), a space that […]
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of our partner: WSM (We Social Movements)
n the framework of the celebration day/seminar, held in Brussels today, 18 November 2024, we join together to celebrate the close collaboration between this organisation and RIPESS. Both […]
RIPESS IN COLOMBIA – Where to find RIPESS LAC and RIPESS Intercontinental during these days?
Everything is ready for the events before and during #COP16, including, the #Ibero-AmericanDiverseEconomiesMeeting, #ECOOVIDA and other side events where RIPESS delegations from 4 continents will participate in #Bogotá […]
ASEC is actively participating together with RIPESS Intercontinental in the ILO workshop on ‘SSE as a solution to advance the SDGs in Asia’.
ASEC – Asian Social Solidarity Economy, the Asian SSE Council participated in most of the activities of this workshop held in Bangkok on 18-19 June. Organised by […]
Catalonia already has a draft SSE law, an important step towards the Solidarity Economy becoming more hegemonic.
Original publication on xes.cat, website of the Xarxa d’Economia Solidària de Catalunya (XES), regional network that is part of REAS, the Spanish Network of Alternative […]
“SSE is a driver of change: if done with passion, it presents real alternatives and answers to the sustainable development goals and we must strive to maximise it”
It was one of the conclusions heard at the presentation of the UN resolution for the Social Solidarity Economy held last Friday 20 October in Barcelona; the […]
Webinar on decent work and SSE in the LAC region. Conclusions after Ripess LAC gathering
RIPESS LAC concluded its “Latin American meeting” on 25 November with a presentation by the coordinator, Karin Berlien, on 7 December at the Webinar on Decent Work and […]
RAESS, moving forward on the Social Solidarity Economy pathway in Cameroon
Last August, a configuration session was held between RESSCAM (ESS Cameroon), member of the African Network of the Social Solidarity Economy (RAESS) and the Municipal Council of the […]
How SSE initiatives contribute to achieving the SDGs in the post-Covid context
MESSAGE FROM OUR JOINT COORDINATION
RIPESS participated in the RIO+20 meeting in 2012 when the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) process was launched. From 2012 to 2015, we advocated for the inclusion […]
Strenghtening of SSE networks for realisation of SDGs in a post-Covid19 context
RIPESS and the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation (ACCD) organised a webinar on the 17th November that brought together participants from more than 30 countries to share about the role […]