South Centre Statements on Sovereign Debt Restructuring Processes
The following are two Statements presented by the South Centre on Options for moving forward and Crisis Resolution & International Debt Workout Mechanisms for a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring processes. (more…)
South Centre Statement on Coming into Force of Nagoya Protocol
The following is a Statement by the South Centre on the coming into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization. (more…)
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…)
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 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.
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.