The Investment Facilitation Framework & Most Favoured Nation (MFN) Treatment By Peter Lunenborg
The issue of Investment Facilitation (IF) is one of the ‘Joint Statement Initiatives’ which has been under negotiation for a number of years between certain World (more...)
Comments on the Statement on a Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the EconomyThe BEPS Monitoring Group, 31 July 2021
On 1 July 2021 a statement was issued by the OECD outlining the agreement reached through the Inclusive (more...)
South Centre Submission to the 18th Session of the CGRFA
The South Centre presents its compliments to the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) and is pleased to send to the Commission the following information on its programmes and activities relevant (more...)
EU Proposals regarding Article 31bis of the TRIPS Agreement in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic By Nirmalya Syam
This Policy Brief presents an analysis of the proposal by the European Union (EU) with regards to Article 31bis of the Agreement on (more...)
Virtual Consultation in support of the UN Working Group’s 2021 Report to the UN General Assembly on Human Rights-Compatible International Investment AgreementsSouth Centre, 23 June 2021
Foreign direct investment (FDI) should support States’ efforts to “bring (more...)
The TRIPS COVID-19 Waiver, Challenges for Africa and Decolonizing Intellectual PropertyBy Yousuf Vawda
The intellectual property (IP) regimes of African countries are a function of their colonial past, which imposed strong protections, and which have been entrenched (more...)
Malaria and Dengue: Understanding two infectious diseases affecting developing countries and their link to climate changeBy Mirza Alas
Developing countries will face more complex challenges as infectious disease patterns transform due to climate change and climate (more...)
South Centre Semester Report, January - June 2021
This Semester Report summarizes the activities undertaken by the South Centre during the period 1st January to 30 June 2021. It is intended to provide information, organized by themes, about recent developments in the areas (more...)
The Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas: what is next?By Luis Fernando Rosales Lozada
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) was adopted in (more...)
The WTO TRIPS Waiver Should Help Build Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity in Africa By Faizel Ismail
The current global health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic has re-focused our attention on the inadequacy of the TRIPS agreement and the patent system to address (more...)
Written Contribution to the United Nations Committee on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Draft General Comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
As mentioned by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), the purpose (more...)
