Statement by the South Centre to the WIPO Assemblies on the Reappointment of the Director General, Daren Tang21 April 2026
The South Centre looks forward to a further engagement of WIPO Director General Daren Tang during his second term with the development dimension (more...)
STATEMENT BY DR. CARLOS CORREA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CENTRE, TO THE MINISTERS AND GOVERNORS MEETING OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP OF TWENTY-FOUR (G-24)14 April 2026, Washington, D.C.
See the South Centre’s statement to the G-24 below.
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JOINT OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTECOWAS-Led Simultaneous Tax AuditRepublic of Liberia & Republic of Sierra LeoneA Regional Tax Cooperation Initiative Under the ECOWAS Framework
The South Centre is supporting two of its (more...)
Towards an Operative Pathogen ABS System: Implementing the Equal Footing Requirement of Article 12 of the WHO Pandemic AgreementBy Viviana Munoz Tellez, Nirmalya Syam
Multilateral negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system remain (more...)
Input for the Special Rapporteur on the Right to DevelopmentFor the 2026 thematic reports to the Human Rights Council on “Participation in development” and to the United Nations General Assembly on “Peace for development”South Centre (more...)
Pending the Moratorium: the Status of Non-Violation and Situation Complaints Under the TRIPS Agreement Following MC14By Viviana Munoz Tellez, Nirmalya Syam
The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14), held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, concluded on 30 March 2026 without (more...)
Access to Medicines and Intellectual Property: taking advantage of TRIPS flexibilities for post-COVID-19 resilience in Africa By Ismaelline Eba Nguema
The call by India and South Africa for the provisional lifting of patents on pharmaceutical products has had the (more...)
Addressing Barriers to Accessing Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs) in Developing Countries: Challenges and Potential SolutionsBy Nirmalya Syam
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have revolutionized treatment in oncology, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases due to (more...)
Balancing the Global Copyright System in the Public Interest: An Analysis of the African Group’s Proposed Instrument on Limitations and ExceptionsBy Faith O. MajekolagbeThe establishment of an international (more...)