Unifying Efforts against Antimicrobial Resistance: Supporting Collective Efforts During WAAW 2024By Francesca Chiara
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is an escalating global health challenge, demanding urgent and coordinated efforts. During World AMR Awareness Week (more...)
Statement by the South Centre to the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
South Centre is participating in the textual based negotiations in WIPO on the protection of traditional knowledge and (more...)
Knowledge and Global InequalityBy Dev Nathan
This paper argues that the global capitalist economy has been and is built on the monopolization of advanced technological knowledge through trade secrets and intellectual property rights protection, controlled by (more...)
Fossil Fuel-based Economy and Human RightsInputs to Inform the Thematic Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change to the Human Rights Council 59th sessionSouth Centre (more...)
Will the Pact for the Future Advance a Common Global Agenda on the Challenges Facing Humanity?By Viviana Munoz Tellez, Danish, Abdul Muheet Chowdhary, Nirmalya Syam, Daniel Uribe
At a time when multilateralism is needed more than ever to address the global challenges (more...)
Lessons from COVID-19: Strengthening Antimicrobial Stewardship Prior and During PandemicsBy Dr Rasha Abdelsalam Elshenawy
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a complex impact on the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). While increased antibiotic misuse and (more...)
Inputs to the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development Study on Climate Justice, Sustainability, and the Right to DevelopmentFebruary 2025
The South Centre inputs to the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development Study on Climate Justice, Sustainability, and (more...)
The Riyadh Design Law Treaty: Harmonizing Global Design Procedures with Mixed ImplicationsBy Nirmalya Syam
The Riyadh Design Law Treaty (DLT), adopted on November 22, 2024, aims to harmonize and simplify the global registration procedures for industrial designs. By (more...)
Input on the update to the technical guidance on the application of a human rights-based approach to the elimination of preventable maternal mortality and morbidity pursuant to HRC resolution 54/16February 2025
Maternal mortality is a global crisis. The South Centre (more...)
South Centre Statement to the INB13February 2025
To prevent another COVID-19, the Pandemic Treaty must deliver real legal commitments on equity, technology transfer and benefit-sharing. Negotiations are falling short—consensus can't mean dilution. A democratic vote (more...)
America First, Trade Last: The Rise of Weaponised TariffsBy Vahini Naidu
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has reignited economic nationalism, transforming tariffs into instruments of political and economic coercion. His administration’s four-phase (more...)
The South Centre carries out multiple activities to support (more...)