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...)
Title: South-South Digital Cooperation for Industrialization High Level Lunch EventDate: 1 October 2018Venue: Room VII, Palais des Nations, Geneva (more...)
US Claims under Special Section 301 against China Undermine the Credibility of the WTOBy Nirmalya Syam and Dr. Carlos M. Correa
The US action to place China in the Special 301 ‘Priority Watch List’ is unjustified and in contravention to the WTO rules. The claims made (more...)
US’ Section 301 Actions: Why They are Illegitimate and MisguidedBy Aileen Kwa and Peter Lunenborg
This research paper examines the US’ Section 301 unilateral actions against China, stemming (more...)