Spotlight: Arab region and the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
Regional Round-up on progress in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action in light of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the platform Spotlight: Arab region (more...)
South Centre Statement at the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA)
Today we are facing a global health, economic and social crisis, the most serious in the last hundred years. The resolution adopted by this World Health Assembly on COVID 19 should have been more ambitious given the (more...)
COVID-19 and WTO: Debunking Developed Countries’ Narratives on Trade MeasuresBy Aileen Kwa, Fernando Rosales and Peter Lunenborg
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, developing countries at the World Trade Organization (WTO) are faced with demands to i) permanently (more...)
COVID-19: An Opportunity to Fix Dysfunctional Biomedical R&D SystemBy Sreenath Namboodiri
Failures of the patent system to meet the public health priorities demand a new approach in (more...)
Non-Violation and Situation Complaints under the TRIPS Agreement: Implications for Developing CountriesBy Nirmalya Syam
While the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (more...)
Will post COVID-19 pandemic lead to a climate compatible, more just, resilient and sustainable society?By Youba Sokona
As a result of the economic shutdown and physical lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, greenhouse gas emissions, in particular CO2, have (more...)
Repensando la I+D para productos farmacéuticos después del choque de la Coronavirus COVID-19Por Germán Velásquez
La crisis sanitaria mundial sin precedentes provocada por la pandemia de coronavirus –COVID-19–, durante el primer trimestre de 2020, hace que vuelva a ser (more...)
Reforming Responsibly: Why Governments Should Assess the Human Rights Impacts of Economic ReformsByDaniel Bradlow
The purpose of economic reforms is to change the structure and overall direction of an economy. They (more...)
Public Health and Plain Packaging of Tobacco: An Intellectual Property PerspectiveBy Thamara Romero
In 2018, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel ruled that plain packaging of tobacco products was consistent with Australia’s obligations under the Agreement on (more...)
Guide for the Granting of Compulsory Licenses and Government Use of Pharmaceutical PatentsBy Dr. Carlos M. CorreaLike other rights, patent rights are not absolute. There are situations in which their exercise can be limited to protect (more...)
Evolution of Data Exclusivity for Pharmaceuticals in Free Trade AgreementsBy Wael Armouti
Free trade agreements (FTAs) introduce higher intellectual property (IP) protection than those established in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (more...)
