Promotion of SSE at different levels
As a global network covering all continents, RIPESS is uniquely placed to undertake advocacy at different levels from local communities to international institutions, to ensure the promotion of SSE for sustainable, inclusive and transformative development from local to global levels.
Together with our members and international partners, we are working to raise the voice of SSE in international arenas, and to enhance cooperation between States and SSE networks and actors to support the construction of ecosystems that promote SSE development as the alternative development model, driven by the needs of peoples and communities, and the protection of our planet.
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RIPESS welcomes the adoption of the founding Declaration of the Group of Friends on Social and Solidarity Economy
On 11 June 2026, at the headquarters of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, the inaugural meeting of the Group of Friends on SSE was held, establishing a new intergovernmental space to strengthen international cooperation and reinforce the role of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in advancing decent work, sustainable development, and social justice. Following the meeting, the [...]
RIPESS participates in the First National Meeting of the Economies for Life Alliance of Colombia
Bogotá, July 30 – August 1, 2026 Colombia is experiencing a decisive moment for the Economies for Life. Across the country, hundreds of community‑based, popular, solidarity‑driven and cooperative processes are strengthening new forms of production, exchange and care that place life at the center. This organizational momentum — spanning food sovereignty, fair trade, cooperativism, mutualism, handicrafts, community tourism, agro‑industry, community [...]
Press Release. FORA’ESS Dakar 2026: RIPESS and RAESS welcome the Dakar Declaration and the strengthening of African ESS governance
10 July 2026 At the close of the 2nd edition of the African Forum on Social and Solidarity Economy (FORA’ESS), held in Dakar from 7 to 9 July 2026, African ministers and heads of delegation adopted the Dakar Declaration on the Consultative Committee of Ministers responsible for Social and Solidarity Economy in Africa. This Declaration confirms the establishment of a [...]
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Advocacy work in international arenas—
We are leading the construction of SSE support ecosystems in different international arenas jointly with the continental and thematic member networks. This includes:
RIPESS has been participating in the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on SSE as an observer since its creation in 2013. We work side by side with UN Agencies and other international SSE networks to strengthen the SSE agenda in discussions and policy building at the global level.
Le RIPESS a été étroitement associé à l’initiative depuis le début de ce processus en 2019, et co-modère le groupe de travail sur la gouvernance avec le secrétariat d’État français à l’ESS.
RIPESS is a member of GSEF and vice versa, and we working together to promote intense cooperation between social economy organizations and local governments. RIPESS has been actively present in all GSEF forums, has participated in the organising committees from the first one in Seoul to the most recent one in 2021 in México.
As an observer member in the Economic and Social Council, we have been advocating in the different sessions of the HLPF (through the NGO constituency) urging for the need to include SSE in international strategies for the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals. We are also working to ensure the inclusion of SSE in Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) presented by the Member States.
RIPESS, like many other civil society and local government organisations committed to political action and social change through the promotion, defence and enforcement of the Right to the City at all levels, is part of the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C). It aims to inspire a better future for all human settlements; it is an open, flexible and diverse network with a special focus on people and communities affected by exclusion and marginalisation. We are united by the values of cooperation, collaboration, horizontality, transparency, accountability, equity, participation, empowerment and solidarity.
