Binod Anand, Secretary General of the Confederation of NGOs of Rural India, advocated for a Cooperative Economic Framework to reduce trust deficit and boost rural development globally at a United Nations conference. He suggested creating cooperative commodity exchanges and free trade zones to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) effectively. At a United Nations conference on Financing for Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa, Binod Anand, Secretary General of the Confederation of NGOs of Rural India, promoted the Cooperative Economic Framework as a means to reduce global trust deficit and streamline rural development. Anand emphasized the