Negotiating Health and Autonomy: Data Exclusivity, Healthcare Policies and Access to Pharmaceutical InnovationsBy Henrique Zeferino De Menezes, Julia Paranhos, Ricardo Lobato Torres, Luciana Correia Borges, Daniela De Santana Falcão and Gustavo Soares Felix Lima (more...)
G20 Visioning Seminarco-organized by South Africa Department of International Relations and Cooperation, UNESCO, Institute of Economic Justice, UNCTAD and the South Centre
17 – 18 July 2024
Pretoria, South Africa
DIRCO Conference Centre 1
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UNGA adopts first resolution on Artificial Intelligence By Viviana Munoz Tellez
The United Nations recently approved a first resolution on Artificial Intelligence (AI). It contains a number of important principles and objectives that if achieved can help to leverage (more...)
A New World – Without Patents By Calixto Salomão Filho
Patent law has a profound impact on the social, environmental, and economic dynamics of societies. This commentary is a critical academic perspective on the theoretical underpinnings of patent law.
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The Vaccine Industry After the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International PerspectiveBy Felix Lobo
The purpose of this report is to analyze the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the vaccine industry from an international perspective. The objective is to learn (more...)
South Centre Statement to the Sixty-Fifth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO (2024) 10 July 2024At the WIPO Assemblies 2024, the South Centre calls for rapid adherence to the WIPO Treaty on IP, Genetic (more...)
ReAct Africa and South Centre will co-host the 2024 regional AMR annual conference from 9th - 11th July in Livingstone, Zambia, under the theme "Global Accountability for AMR response: Investing in priorities for Africa".
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Painting the Grass Green: A Climate Change Carve-Out in Investment Agreements By Daniel Uribe
During the Twenty-Eighth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), States recognised the (more...)
Understanding the New WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional KnowledgeBy Nirmalya Syam and Carlos M. Correa
A new WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge was adopted on (more...)
Constraints to and Prospects for Sustainable Livestock Sector Practices in Argentina with Emphasis on Antimicrobial UsageBy David Oseguera Montiel
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a top threat for global health and development as it has the potential to become the (more...)
Antimicrobial Resistance: Optimizing Antimicrobial Use in Food-Producing Animals By Viviana Munoz Tellez
The increasing resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobials that help to treat and control spread of infections is a major public health (more...)
Transforming the Non-Military Structures of Global GovernanceAssessing Priorities for Chapter 5 of the Pact for the Future By Harris Gleckman, PhDPublished by South Centre and Transnational (more...)