Issues in Financing Education as a Human Right: Central principles for public policy responsesby Kishore Singh
The realization of the right to education requires adequate financing of education. Public policy responses to (more...)
Statement by the South Centre to the Third meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
The South Centre, the intergovernmental think tank of developing countries based in Geneva, is pleased to participate in the third meeting of (more...)
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...)