What Can Cambodia Learn from Thailand and India as It Prepares to Graduate from Least Developed Country Status?By Brigitte Tenni, Deborah Gleeson, Joel Lexchin, Phin Sovath, and Chalermsak Kittitrakul
Cambodia is expected to (more...)
Statements of the South Centre to the 77th WHAAgenda Items 11.6 & 11.8May 2024
WHA77 approves resolution on AMR. We welcome the decision to increase action against this silent pandemic.
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Compulsory Licensing as a Remedy Against Excessive Pricing of Life-Saving Medicines
By Behrang Kianzad
The COVID-19 crisis intensified decade-long debates on the interaction between intellectual property rights (IPRs), competition (more...)
Statement of the South Centre to the 77th WHAAgenda Item 3
A critical week for global health with the 77th session of the World Health Assembly. For decision, the future of the pandemic instrument and IHR amendment negotiations.
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STATEMENT BY CARLOS CORREA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CENTRE, AT THE VIRTUAL MEETING OF THE MINISTERS OF HEALTH OF THE MEMBER STATES AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT25 May 2024 On the sidelines of the 77th (more...)
South Centre Statement to the WIPO Diplomatic Conference on a Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional KnowledgeGeneva, 24 May 2024
We applaud the historic conclusion of a new WIPO treaty on Intellectual Property, (more...)
Unpacking the WTO MC13 Decision on the Work Programme on Electronic CommerceBy Vahini Naidu
The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) adopted a decision that marks a pivotal shift in the operational framework of the Work Programme (more...)
Member States Statements at the 24th Meeting of the Council of Representatives of the South CentreGeneva, 18 April 2024
This document includes the statement made by H.E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, Chairman of the South Centre Board under agenda item 5 of the meeting (more...)
The Design of a UN Framework Convention on International Tax CooperationBy Sol Picciotto
The creation of a UN-led framework for international tax cooperation is an opportunity for an institutional and conceptual reset, to re-establish a global perspective that has (more...)
STATEMENTDiplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional KnowledgeGeneva, May 13-24, 2024
The South Centre at WIPO Diplomatic Conference urges strong improvements in Basic Proposal for IP and genetic resources treaty: clear (more...)
Statement to the 25th Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to DevelopmentSouth Centre13 – 17 May 2024
The 25th Session of the UN Working Group on RtD is taking place at UN Geneva this week. Realizing the human right to (more...)
Understanding the Interconnected Threats to Global Sustainability: A Focus on Deforestation, Traditional Knowledge, and BiopiracyBy Marissa Costa De Castro
This paper examines the interconnected threats of climate change, deforestation, misappropriation of (more...)
