South Centre is an intergovernmental organization and think-tank of developing countries based in Geneva. The Centre assists in developing points of view of the South on major policy issues, and generates ideas and action-oriented proposals for consideration by the collectivity of South governments and institutions.The Media and Communications Unit of South Centre produces digital video commentaries to support the three key areas where South Centre has developed substantial knowledge base are Trade for Development; Innovation, Access to Knowledge and Intellectual Property; and Global Governance for Development.
On 4 June 2009, In Bonn, Technical briefing by the Chair of the AWG-LCA on historical responsibility as a guide to future action to address climate change In response to a request made by some Parties during the fifth session of the AWG-LCA, the Chair organized a technical briefing to enable Parties to receive and share views on the concept of historical responsibility as a guide to future action to address climate change. Mr Martin Khor, Executive Director of the South Centre, made remarks to...
25 June 2009, New YorkMr. Martin Khor, Executive Director of the South Centre, made a speech on Special Event: Round Table 2 - Coordinated and collaborative actions and appropriate measures to mitigate the impact of the crisis on development under the overall theme “Examining and overcoming the deepening world financial and economic crisis and its impact on development” in UN Headquarter, New York
The South Centre held a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday 22 June 2009, on the global economic crisis. The Centre's Executive Director briefed the media on the Centre's views on the key issues for the UN conference on the global financial crisis, from the perspective of developing countries. The UN department of information issued a report on the press conference.
The South Centre Executive Director, Martin Khor, presented a statement to the UN General Assembly on 25 March, detailing the effects of the economic crisis on developing countries and making proposals for changes to the international finnacial and economic order.
This movie is filmed and edited by Mike Upton and Dettie Gould. Mike was working uner the programme of IAKP, South Centre.This film aims to provide an accessible and engaging introduction to intellectual property and particularly patents, and the challenges they pose from a developing country perspective that is often lacking. To illustrate these challenges the film focuses on the dispute around access to medicines to treat HIV & TB in Africa and the associated problems of patent-led medical r...
The South Centre Executive Director, Martin Khor, presented a statement to the UN General Assembly on 25 March, detailing the effects of the economic crisis on developing countries and making proposals for changes to the international finnacial and economic order.
This movie is filmed and edited by Mike Upton and Dettie Gould. Mike was working uner the programme of IAKP, South Centre.This film aims to provide an accessible and engaging introduction to intellectual property and particularly patents, and the challenges they pose from a developing country perspective that is often lacking. To illustrate these challenges the film focuses on the dispute around access to medicines to treat HIV & TB in Africa and the associated problems of patent-led medical r...
This movie is filmed and edited by Mike Upton and Dettie Gould. Mike was working uner the programme of IAKP, South Centre.This film aims to provide an accessible and engaging introduction to intellectual property and particularly patents, and the challenges they pose from a developing country perspective that is often lacking. To illustrate these challenges the film focuses on the dispute around access to medicines to treat HIV & TB in Africa and the associated problems of patent-led medical r...
Presentation made by Prof. Carlos M. Correa at the Book Launch of A Guide to Pharmaceutical Patents (18 Sept. 2008, Palais des Nations Geneva)
