South Centre Views on US Review of Indian IPR Policy
Below is the official submission of the South Centre sent to the US Trade Representative regarding the Super 301 out of cycle review that the USTR is undertaking with regard to the IPR policy and practice of India. In this submission the South Centre has expressed concern about the pressures that the US is exerting on India to change its IPR policy and laws. (more…)
South Centre Statement at the Fifty-Fourth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO
The following statement was presented by Nirmalya Syam on behalf of the South Centre at the Fifty-Fourth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO held on 22-30 September 2014 at Geneva, Switzerland. (more…)
The G77 Extraordinary Summit of heads of states and governments of the G77 and China countries was held in Santa Cruz, Brazil, on 14-15 June 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Group of 77 in 1964. One of the main outcomes of the Summit was a Declaration which was adopted by the Summit at its plenary session on 14 June. (more…)
Statement to the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 24, Washington DC
Weak and uncertain global economic conditions
Before the world economy has been able to fully recover from the crisis that began more than five years ago, there is a widespread fear that we may be poised for yet another crisis, this time in emerging economies. (more…)
Unilateral US actions targeting India’s Intellectual Property Laws undermines the Legitimacy of the WTO
South Centre Calls on WTO Members to Respect the Legitimacy of the Use of TRIPS Flexibilities for Public Health in light of New Threats of Unilateral Trade Measures by the United States against India over its Intellectual Property Laws and Regulations. (more…)
Statement at COP 19 Plenary, Warsaw
We meet today at a new era of extreme damage from extreme weather events. The typhoon that swept through Central Philippines and other parts of Asia is the most recent example. The cost in lives and property of these events is very high. Hurricane Sandy in the US caused damages requiring $60 billion for repair and rehabilitation. (more…)
We have learnt with great sadness the news about the passing away of Dr. Gamani Corea on 3 November 2013.
Dr. Corea, a Sri Lankan, was one of the most eminent economists of the developing world, having been educated at the University of Ceylon, and the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, and obtained his doctoarte at Oxford. He had been the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs and Senior Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka as well as a distinguished diplomat for his country. (more…)
The South Centre unveils new website and logo
The new website of the South Centre www.southcentre.int went live on 1st October 2013 in English, French and Spanish.
The launch of the new website is part of the South Centre’s efforts to offer easy access to its research and analytical work, to enhance its outreach activities and to present a fresh look and feel.
‘Obama must apologise for NSA snooping’
By Shobhan Saxena
The following is an interview with former Brazilian President, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, which was recently published in the Indian daily newspaper The Hindu. The interview covered a range of topical and interesting issues.
SouthViews is reproducing this interview. The copyright is with The Hindu.
Can Africa and China Learn from Each Other?
The following is a speech made by Dr. Lim Mah-Hui on behalf of the South Centre at a Seminar on the 18th meeting of Afreximbank Advisory Group on Trade and Export Development in Africa, High-level Roundtable 1– Can Africa learn from China?, in Beijing on July 13. The seminar was held in conjunction with the 19th General Meeting of Shareholders of African Export-Import Bank.
Equity is the Gateway to Environment Ambition: South Centre statement in UNFCCC
Below is the statement by Martin Khor, Executive Director of the South Centre, which was presented at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWG-LCA) Workshop on Equity in Bonn on 16 May 2012.
Statement to the UN High Level Thematic Debate on the State Of the World Economy, New York
1. Global economic conditions continue to have a strong bearing on production, trade and investment in developing economies (DEs). In this respect the current landscape is not very encouraging. After three years of recovery the world economy still remains highly fragile. (more…)
