Lessons for the Global South from U.S. Legislation on Patent ThicketsBy Nirmalya SyamThe US Senate's passage of the Affordable Prescription for Patients Act (S-150) targets patent thickets, strategic barriers used by pharmaceutical companies to (more...)
International development cooperation in a changing scenario
Summary of the presentation by Dr. Carlos Correa, South Centre Executive Director, at the Emerging Development Partners' (EDP) Meeting in Bali on 11 June 2024
UNCTAD at 60: Reflections on six decades of promoting economic development for the Global SouthBy Yuefen Li and Danish
The United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) celebrated its 60th anniversary in June 2024 in Geneva, holding a high-level Global Leaders Forum (more...)
Foreign Direct Investment Screening for ‘National Security’ or Sustainable Development: a blessing in disguise?By Daniel Uribe Teran
Over the past decade, the global adoption of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening mechanisms (ISMs) has (more...)
Honduras’ Tax Justice Law: Increasing tax collection to achieve the SDGs without increasing tax ratesBy Abdul Muheet Chowdhary, Kuldeep Sharma and Kolawole Omole
In April 2023, the government of Honduras submitted a tax reform bill called the “Tax Justice Law” (more...)
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...)
