Statement by the South Centre to the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit
At the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit , the South Centre highlighted Nelson Mandela’s battle against apartheid, which was a main obstacle to social development, and against actions by pharmaceutical companies to (more...)
Statement by the South Centre to the Third High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases
Below is the statement by the South Centre to the Third High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) during the (more...)
Statement by the South Centre at the High Level Meeting on the Fight to End Tuberculosis
Below is the South Centre statement at the High Level Meeting on the Fight to End Tuberculosis during the 73rd session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly held on 26 (more...)
Considerations for the Effective Implementation of National Action Plans on Antimicrobial ResistanceBy Mirza Alas and Viviana Muñoz Tellez
Effective design and implementation of national action plans (NAPs) is critical for the response to the growing challenge of (more...)
New project to scale up access to medicines
The South Centre is pleased to announce that it is scaling up its services to developing country governments in the area of intellectual property rights and public health, thanks to the support of Unitaid. The project "Expanding (more...)
South Centre Statement for the Informal Consultation on the Roadmap on Access to Medicines
The draft roadmap is an important work in progress that needs to be further detailed with clear deliverables and timelines. The roadmap will need to ensure complementarity of its work and (more...)
The Causes of Currency Turmoil in the Emerging EconomiesBy Yuefen LI
Many emerging economies and developing countries are facing strong economic headwinds. Currency depreciation pressure is mounting for some countries. Argentina and Turkey are coping with currency (more...)
Towards the Adoption of a UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working In Rural Areas
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas has been constructed by an Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group over six years of (more...)
Exchange of Information: Indian Experience, Developing Country ImplicationsBy Jahanzeb Akhtar
Exchange of tax-related information between countries is a critical tool for addressing information asymmetries between governments and taxpayers that facilitate tax (more...)