Intellectual Property Rights and the use of Compulsory Licenses: Options for Developing CountriesBy Dr. Carlos M. Correa
In view of the forthcoming review of the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement, and of a possible revision of (more...)
Trade Measures Adopted by Countries in Response to COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many WTO members have adopted several measures affecting trade. Some are trade liberalizing; others are trade restrictive. South Centre has (more...)
Spotlight: Asia-Pacific and the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for ActionRegional Round-up on progress in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action in light of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the (more...)
Rethinking R&D for Pharmaceutical Products After the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 ShockBy Dr. Germán VelásquezThe unprecedented global health crisis caused by (more...)
COVID-19 PANDEMIC: ACCESS TO PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IS A MATTER OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITYOpen letter from Carlos Correa, Executive Director of the South Centre, to
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (more...)
Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing the Declaration of the Right to DevelopmentBy Yuefen Li, Daniel Uribe and DanishThe 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development was a milestone for (more...)
The COVID-19 Pandemic: R&D and Intellectual Property Management for Access to Diagnostics, Medicines and VaccinesBy Viviana Muñoz TellezThe ongoing rapid spread of COVID-19 is challenging the (more...)
South Centre Statement to the Ministers and Governors Meeting of The Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G24)
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a major health calamity with mounting humanitarian costs but also the biggest economic crisis since the Second World War. Immediate (more...)
Request for Proposals: Strengthening and enhancing Lebanon's institutional arrangements and capacity to enable and optimize access to the Green Climate Fund (Open to Lebanese firms only)
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world’s largest dedicated (more...)
The adverse human rights impact of economic inequalityBy Blerim Mustafa
Increasing economic inequality is a defining challenge of our time. Economic growth can often be disproportionate and unequal, adversely affecting marginalized and disadvantaged groups in (more...)
Intellectual Property and Trade Measures to Address the Covid-19 Crisis by the South Centre
The South Centre views with concern the attempts by some governments and industry players to monopolize the availability of treatments, diagnostics, medicines, medical supplies and (more...)
