On April 28-30, 2024, the 11th Asia Pacific Cooperative Ministers Conference was held in Dead Sea, Jordan.

Approximately 300 people, including ICA member organizations from 28 countries in the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East and North Africa, as well as government officials from 17 countries, attended the conference. Among them were cooperative ministers from six countries and representatives from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

This conference was a groundbreaking cooperative ministers meeting, held for the first time in the the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by ICA-AP, with the cooperation of the Government of Jordan and the Jordan Co-operative Corporation. Its purpose was to promote cooperation, dialogue, and actionable strategies for fostering inclusive growth and sustainable development throughout the Asia-Pacific and MENA regions.

ARAI Chitose, Chairperson of the ICA-AP Committee on Women and Vice President of the Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU) attended the meeting and reported on the activities of the committee. In addition, she emphasized the importance of governments and cooperatives working together to promote SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and proposed that this be incorporated into the policies of each country. Furthermore, a representative from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of the Government of Japan reported on the status of co-ops' efforts towards the SDGs and their collaboration with the government.