Las reformas de la Organización Mundial de la Salud en la época de COVID-19Por Germán Velásquez
A lo largo de sus 70 años de historia la OMS ha pasado por varias reformas lideradas por varios directores generales, como Halfdan Mahler en la Conferencia de Alma (more...)
Meeting on Waiver to Certain Provisions of the WTO TRIPS Agreement to Support Effective COVID-19 Response
Discussion and clarification on the proposal under consideration by WTO TRIPS Council for a temporary waiver to certain TRIPS Agreement provisions.
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Analysis of the Overcapacity and Overfishing Pillar of the WTO Fisheries Subsidies NegotiationsBy Peter Lunenborg
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.6 asks World Trade Organization (WTO) Members to “prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute (more...)
South Centre Statement to the 2nd Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes the commitment of the international community to make the right to development (RtD) a reality for everyone, leaving no (more...)
South Centre Statement to the WHA 73 Session
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that, despite the magnitude of the global health challenges it has to face, the WHO is currently unable to fully enforce its directives, norms and standards. It also shows that (more...)
The World Health Organization Reforms in the Time of COVID-19 By Germán Velásquez
During its 70-year history, the World Health Organization (WHO) has undergone various reforms led by several Directors-General, including Halfdan Mahler at the Almaty Conference on (more...)
South Centre Statement for the Third Session of the WIPO Conversation on AI and IP
The South Centre is an intergovernmental organization of 54 developing countries working across various policy areas, including intellectual property. This statement focuses on increasing capacity (more...)
Virtual training on Taxing the Hard to Tax: High Net Worth Individuals and Informal Sector
The South Centre Tax Initiative in collaboration with the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) is organizing this virtual training on “Taxing the Hard to Tax: High Net Worth (more...)
Creative imitation at the front of pharma biotechnology opportunities: some lessons from late late industrialization countriesBy Pablo Lavarello and Sebastián Sztulwark
Given that high-cost biopharmaceutical drug patents have started to expire since the early 2000s, (more...)
Assessment Framework for National Ecosystem for South-South and Triangular Cooperation
The South Centre provided instrumental technical feedback for the development of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)’s NEW publication Assessment Framework for National Ecosystem for (more...)
Webinar: Towards Justice in the International Economic Order: Proposals from the South
This webinar is a collaboration between Afronomicslaw and the South Centre, Geneva, to mark the 25th anniversary of the South Centre. Both the South Centre and Afronomicslaw share a commitment (more...)