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...)
An Albatross Around the Neck of Developing Nations - MFN Clause in Tax TreatiesBy Deepak Kapoor, IRS
The Most Favoured Nation (“MFN”) clause in double taxation avoidance conventions epitomises the basic principle of non-discrimination and intends to bring (more...)
Precios justos para la cobertura sanitaria universal: El impacto de la judicialización de la saludPor Silvina Andrea Bracamonte y José Luis Cassinerio
En el presente trabajo se describen las principales directrices y recomendaciones sobre (more...)
Vaccine NationalismBy Prof. Ujal Singh Bhatia
The author posits that the global public health impact of the Covid-19 pandemic along with the economic and distributional aspects of vaccines and treatments, involves a market failure without the (more...)
Vaccination inequalities and the role of the multilateral systemBy Carlos M. Correa
The COVID-19 crisis has evidenced the fragility of the multilateral system to address a global health challenge. There are multiple reasons behind it. Since (more...)
Article 12B - A tax treaty solution by the UN Tax Committee for taxing digital incomesBy Rajat Bansal
Taxation of income of multinational enterprises engaged in digitalised businesses by source or market jurisdictions is currently the most important challenge before (more...)
Financial integrity for sustainable development: Importance of developing country joint action on tax, corruption and money-launderingBy Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki
Countries are beginning to realize that the landmark agreement on the (more...)
Development Priorities for Africa in 2021 and BeyondBy Judith Amelia Louis
The author posits that Covid-19 is not the only major problem facing the global South and Africa in particular, although it is the most pressing for the times 2020-2021. The writer attempts to (more...)