SC Side Event to the 56th WIPO Assemblies, 4 October 2016
Title: The Future WIPO Development Agenda
Date: 4 October 2016, 13:00-15:00
Venue: WIPO, Room 13.1
Organizer: South Centre
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10th Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators, 7-9 November 2016
The Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators
The South Centre joins the International Institute for Sustainable Development annually in co-organizing the forum for developing country investment negotiators. The forum is a unique space dedicated to discussing current trends and perspectives in regard to international investment agreements, with a focus on developing countries’ experiences and objectives. It is dedicated to sharing of experiences and lessons learned from different national and regional contexts. (more…)
SC-Indonesia Investment Side Event to UNCTAD XIV, 20 July 2016
Title: Approaches by Developing Countries to Reforming Investment Rules;
South-South Dialogue and Cooperation
Date: 20 July 2016, 13:00-14:30
Venue: ‘Investment Village’, Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
Organizer: The South Centre and the Government of Indonesia
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SC Side Event to the 24th WIPO SCP, 29 June 2016
Title: Patents and Public Health: Exploring Options for Future Work in the WIPO
Date: 29 June 2016, 13:00-14:45
Venue: WIPO, Room B
Organizer: South Centre (more…)
Dialogue on South-South Cooperation, 27 June 2016
A panel discussion on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Right to Development and the launch of the new book “India’s Approach to Development Cooperation” edited by Sachin Chaturvedi and Anthea Mulakala
Date : Monday 27 June 2016, 13:00-15:00H (more…)
Investment Book Launch, 18 May 2016
Title of Book: Investment Treaties: Views and Experiences from Developing Countries
Title of Event: REFORM OF THE INVESTMENT PROTECTION REGIME
VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Date: Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 13:30-15:00
Venue: Library Events Room (B-135), Palais des Nations, Geneva
Organizer: South Centre and UNOG Library
SC Side Event to the 29th WIPO IGC, 18 February 2016
Title: Preventing Misappropriation of Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: What is the Role of WIPO?
Date: 18 February 2016, 13:00-14:45
Venue: WIPO, Room NB 0.107
Organizer: South Centre (more…)
South Centre Side Event to the WIPO Assemblies, 8 October 2015
Title: The Adoption of the UN Post 2015 Development Agenda: What Does it Mean for WIPO?
Date: 8 October, 13h00-15h00
Venue: WIPO Room NB 0.107 (more…)
South Centre Conference on State of Negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organization, 4 October 2015
South Centre Conference on State of Negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 4 October 2015.
Venue: South Centre (Invitation open to developing country delegates – Request for invitation and confirmation at ngomeeneme@southcentre.int) (more…)
Regional Course: Towards an Intellectual Property Regime that Protects Public Health and Patients’ Rights, 7-11 September 2015
Regional Course on Intellectual Property Rights and Public Health for UNASUR policy makers: Towards an Intellectual Property Regime that Protects Public Health and Patients’ Rights. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 7-11 September 2015.
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South Conference, 12 March 2015
South Conference “2015 and the South: Preparing for a Year of Uncertainty and International Summits”
Venue: Room VIII, the Palais des Nations
Location: Geneva
The Conference reviewed the present problematic situation of the global economy and how it affected developing countries, as well as the state of multilateral negotiations in trade and other important areas. It was an opportunity for developing country policymakers and opinion shapers to reflect on the prospects for the South in the current global context and to identify possible ways forward. (more…)
North-South Forum, 9 March 2015
North-South Forum on Multilateral Cooperation in a World of Crises
Venue: Room VIII, Palais des Nations
Location: Geneva
This Forum was organised by the South Centre with the cooperation of the Government of Finland. The objective of the Forum is to generate discussions on the state of multilateral cooperation at this crucial juncture when the world faces multiple crises, challenges and possibilities, including in the global economy, in the environment including on climate change, and in health care (including Ebola, other emerging diseases, and antibiotic resistance). (more…)