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Tribute to Martin Khor IP & COVID-19 Vaccines Series #3: Patent dispute looms as a major complication for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine by Edward Hammond (August 2020) How ‘Digital Trade’ Rules Would Impede Taxation of the Digitalised Economy in the Global South by Jane Kelsey, John Bush, Manuel Montes & Joy Ndubai Moratorium on tariffs on Electronic Transmissions by Manuel Montes & Jane Kelsey Traditional knowledge in digital sequence info debate by Edward Hammond Briefing Paper Corporate power and States’ (in)action in response to the COVID-19 crisis by Kinda Mohamadieh (July 2020) Briefing Paper Covid-19: Trade policy choices for developing countries during and after the pandemic by Ranja Sengupta (June 2020)

Briefing Paper Covid-19 reveals everything by Bhumika Muchhala (June 2020) New scientific study on “Equity, Climate Justice and Fossil Fuel Extraction: Principles for a managed phase out” by Greg Muttitt and Sivan Kartha Briefing Paper International negotiations by virtual means in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic by Vicente Paolo Yu (June 2020) Open Letter on CS concerns over lack of governance and binding commitments on IP in COVID response Visit Vaxmap (vaxmap.org) Open source COVID-19 vaccine development and production capacity map Civil Society Call to UN Sec-Gen and WHO DG COVID-19: Operationalizing Fair and Equitable Benefit Sharing of Medical Products Open Letter to Trade Ministries & WTO Stop all negotiations during the COVID-19 outbreak; refocus on saving lives English Spanish French

 

THIRD WORLD RESURGENCE:

LATEST ISSUE
Click cover for previous issues	Issue No.343/344 (2020) COVER: DOUBLE WHAMMY: Surviving COVID-19 and the economic crisis Articles include: A passionate voice of and for the South Pandemic crisis: Dangers and opportunities COVID-19 reveals everything Click here for more

THIRD WORLD ECONOMICS:

Click cover for previous issues	Issue No. 702 (1-15 Jul 2020) COVID-19 worsens bleak poverty scenario Articles include: COVID-19 dashing hopes of ending poverty by 2030, says UN expert Latin America and Caribbean to suffer worst recession in a century “Robust” debate over e-commerce duties moratorium Click here for more

TWN Info Service on Climate Change:

• UNFCCC Forum reveals challenges of developing countries in climate reporting
  by Indrajit Bose (18 Jun 20)
• UNFCCC: Developing country ministers call for urgent action on climate finance
  by Prerna Bomzan (10 Jun 20)
• TWN Briefing paper on 'International negotiations by virtual means in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic'
  (05 Jun 20)
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• Click here for more Climate Change documents

TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues:

• Tenures of DDGs extended until new DG is selected
  by D. Ravi Kanth (05 Aug 20)
• Panels set to examine Indian duties on ICT goods
  by Kanaga Raja (05 Aug 20)
• GC chair explores option of becoming acting DG in absence of consensus
  by D. Ravi Kanth (04 Aug 20)
• COVID-19: South Africa calls for "holistic" approach to TRIPS flexibilities
  by D. Ravi Kanth (04 Aug 20)
• COVID-19: Arab region’s economy to shrink by 5.7%
  by Kanaga Raja (30 Jul 20)
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TWN Info Service on Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge:

• Open Letter on the process to adopt a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
  (03 Aug 20)
• Finding Traditional Knowledge’s Place in the Digital Sequence Information Debate
  (15 Jul 20)
• TWN Briefing paper on 'International negotiations by virtual means in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic'
  (05 Jun 20)
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TWN Info Service on Intellectual Property Issues:

• COVID-19: South Africa calls for "holistic" approach to TRIPS flexibilities
  by D. Ravi Kanth (04 Aug 20)
• COVID-19: Patent dispute looms as a major complication for Moderna’s vaccine
  by Edward Hammond (03 Aug 20)
• Intellectual property dispute deepens, leaving Inovio's COVID-19 candidate in limbo
  (16 Jul 20)
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TWN Info Service on Finance and Development:

• Reconsider WTO e-com duties moratorium, say two scholars
  by D. Ravi Kanth (28 Jul 20)
• Can private finance really serve humanity?
  by IPS/Jomo Kwame Sundaram & Anis Chowdhury (15 Jul 20)
• UN: Economic recovery must prioritize restructuring of debt for South
  by IPS/Samira Sadeque (09 Jul 20)
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TWN Info Service on Health Issues:

• COVID-19: South Africa calls for "holistic" approach to TRIPS flexibilities
  by D. Ravi Kanth (04 Aug 20)
• COVID-19: Patent dispute looms as a major complication for Moderna’s vaccine
  by Edward Hammond (03 Aug 20)
• GPW’s UN Monitor: Heard at the 2020 UN High-level Political Forum
  by Barbara Adams, Carter Boyd & Karen Judd (26 Jul 20)
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TWN Info Service on Sustainable Agriculture:

• Agri and Food Corporations Making a Killing during COVID-19
  (30 Jul 20)
• The Case for a Real Restructuring of Global Ag-research Centres
  (23 Jul 20)
• Indigenous Farmers Harvest Water with Small Dams
  by IPS/Mariela Jara (09 Jul 20)
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TWN Info Service on Free Trade Agreements:

• TWN Briefing paper on 'International negotiations by virtual means in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic'
  (05 Jun 20)
• UN Monitor: COVID-19 & UN Silence Procedure
  (23 Apr 20)
• COVID-19: From bats to another mammal to humans, now deadly pandemic
  by Chakravarthi Raghavan (22 Apr 20)
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TWN Info Service on UN Sustainable Development:

• COVID-19: Arab region’s economy to shrink by 5.7%
  by Kanaga Raja (30 Jul 20)
• GPW’s UN Monitor: Heard at the 2020 UN High-level Political Forum
  by Barbara Adams, Carter Boyd & Karen Judd (26 Jul 20)
• COVID-19: Latin America & Caribbean to suffer worst recession in a century
  by Kanaga Raja (17 Jul 20)
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Last updated on 05 August 2020