27th CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES (COP27) OF THE UNFCCCSTATEMENT OF DR. CARLOS CORREA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CENTRE
We all are aware of the magnitude of the climate crisis the world is facing. We are also aware that its impact is not the same for all (more...)
International Clean Technology Diffusion: Pathways and ProspectsBy Wenting Cheng
International clean technology diffusion is essential to mitigate and adapt to climate change, while fast and optimal diffusion can be prevented by the paywall of patents. This article (more...)
South Centre Comments on the ‘Progress Report on the Administration and Tax Certainty Aspects of Amount A of Pillar One’
The South Centre submits the following comments and recommendations to the OECD Inclusive Framework’s Task Force on Digital Economy (TFDE) on the (more...)
Technology Transfer and Climate Change: A developing country perspectiveBy Nicolás M. Perrone
The role of technology transfer in climate change negotiations is vital. If technology is to help us mitigate and adapt to climate change, the international community (more...)
High-level meeting organized by UNCTAD and South Centre on Building South-South Solidarity on Climate AdaptationGeneva, 25 October 2022
UNCTAD and South Centre believe that South-South solidarity is indispensable to ensure the needed international (more...)
The WTO TRIPS Decision on COVID-19 Vaccines: What is Needed to Implement it?By Carlos M. Correa and Nirmalya Syam
The 12th WTO Ministerial Conference adopted a Ministerial Decision on the TRIPS Agreement on 17 June 2022. This partially concluded almost two years of (more...)
Vacancy Announcement:Consultant / Antimicrobial ResistanceThe South Centre is seeking to fill a consultancy position to support its activities in the area of tackling antimicrobial (more...)
A Proposal for a New Approach to Restructuring African Eurobonds: The DOVE Fund and PrinciplesBy Daniel Bradlow
This article argues that the current arrangements for restructuring sovereign bonds do not meet Africa’s needs. African states and their supporters (more...)
Revenue Effects of the Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate for African EconomiesBy Seydou Coulibaly
This policy brief provides the first piece of empirical evidence on the revenue implications of the recent global minimum tax rate reform agreement for African economies. We (more...)
TRIPS Flexibilities and Access to Medicines: An Evaluation of Barriers to Employing Compulsory Licenses for Patented Pharmaceuticals at the WTOBy Anna S.Y. Wong, Clarke B. Cole, Jillian C. Kohler
Under Articles 31 and 31bis of the TRIPS Agreement, WTO members may (more...)
Key Messages from the High-level meeting organized by UNCTAD and South Centre on Building South-South Solidarity on Climate AdaptationGeneva, 25 October 2022
Drawing on the discussions from the meeting organised by UNCTAD and South Centre on (more...)
Analysing Intersections between Climate Change and Human RightsBy Daniel Uribe Teran and Luis Fernando Rosales
The effects of climate change on people’s daily lives threaten the full enjoyment of human rights. The Human Rights Council adopted two landmark (more...)