The South Centre Monthly, December 2018
This update provides a snapshot of the publications and social media activities of the South Centre during the month of December 2018.
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
SC Regional Conference, November 2018
Title: Regional Conference on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa to Achieve the 2030 Agenda
Date: 5-7 November 2018
Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
Organizers: South Centre and ReAct Africa
South Centre Quarterly Report, July-September 2018
South Centre Quarterly Report, 1 July to 30 September 2018
This report summarizes the programmatic activities of the South Centre during the period 1 July to 30 September 2018. It is intended to provide information, organized by Program and themes, about recent developments in the areas covered by the South Centre’s Work Program and publications and meetings organized or co-organized by the Centre to examine particular issues or to provide analytical support for international negotiations taking place in various fora. It also informs about external conferences and other meetings where the Centre has participated.
The South Centre Monthly, September 2018
This update provides a snapshot of the publications and social media activities of the South Centre during the month of September 2018.
Statement, September 2018
Statement by the South Centre at the High Level Meeting on the Fight to End Tuberculosis
Below is the South Centre statement at the High Level Meeting on the Fight to End Tuberculosis during the 73rd session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly held on 26 September 2018 at the UN headquarters in New York.
Policy Brief 53, September 2018
Considerations for the Effective Implementation of National Action Plans on Antimicrobial Resistance
By Mirza Alas and Viviana Muñoz Tellez
Effective design and implementation of national action plans (NAPs) is critical for the response to the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This policy brief describes the messages that the South Centre has transmitted to the United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination Group (IACG) on AMR in the context of its public consultation, towards shaping its recommendations that will be submitted to the United Nations Secretary-General in the second half of 2019.
The South Centre Monthly, August 2018
This update provides a snapshot of the publications and social media activities of the South Centre during the month of August 2018.
The South Centre Monthly, July 2018
This update provides a snapshot of the publications and social media activities of the South Centre during the month of July 2018.
SC WHO-NGO Dialogue on AMR, 9 May 2018
Title: Fourth Annual WHO-NGO Dialogue in Geneva
Date: 9 May 2018
Venue: The South Centre, Geneva
Organizers: The South Centre, Third World Network and ReAct
SC Consultations with the IACG Subgroup 4, 8 May 2018
Title: Consultations with the United Nations Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (IACG) Subgroup 4 on Innovation and Access
Date: 8 May 2018
Venue: The South Centre, Geneva
Organizers: The South Centre, Third World Network and ReAct
SC Workshop on AMR for CSOs, 7-9 May 2018
Title: Charting a Future Free from the Fear of Untreatable Infections
Date: 7-9 May 2018
Venue: The South Centre, Geneva
Organizers: The South Centre, Third World Network and ReAct
Policy Brief 49, July 2018
Major Outcomes of the 71st Session of the World Health Assembly of WHO
By Nirmalya Syam and Mirza Alas
The 71st session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO) took place from 21 to 26 May 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Assembly adopted several decisions and resolutions including the adoption of the General Programme of Work (GPW) of WHO for the period 2019-2023, as well as decisions on addressing access to medicines and vaccines and their global shortage, and the recommendations of an overall programme review of the WHO Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (GSPA-PHI). (more…)