Towards A Stronger Corporate Accountability in Asia
On Monday, 19 September 2022, as part of the Asia Task Force on the Legally Binding Treaty (ATF),...
Read MoreSeminar on Human Rights and Business for Civil Society in Asia, 19 September 2022, at UNCC Bangkok, Thailand.
Posted by Anisa | Sep 29, 2022 | Asia/World, Corporate Accountability, Event, FOCUS Dispatch, Social Movements
On Monday, 19 September 2022, as part of the Asia Task Force on the Legally Binding Treaty (ATF),...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Sep 29, 2022 | Asia/World, Climate & Environment, Corporate Accountability, Event, FOCUS Dispatch, Trade and Investment, Video
Focus on the Global South organized an online press conference titled “WTO@27: End of the Road” to...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Sep 21, 2022 | Announcement, Climate & Environment, Event, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, India
Fishing communities today are grappling with multiple crises; extreme climate events that have...
Read MoreUN-chartered vessel Brave Commander sets sail from the port of Pivdennyi in Yuzhnyi, Ukraine, on 16 August carrying 23,000 metric tons of wheat. Photo: WFP/Anastasiia Honcharuk
Posted by Anisa | Sep 20, 2022 | 1Post Types, Asia/World, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Opinion/Analysis, Publications
By Anuradha Chenoy* The Global Food Crisis, this time A dossier by Focus on the Global...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Sep 14, 2022 | Asia/World, Event, Peace and Security, Power and Democracy, Women
On September 8, 2022, Focus on the Global South co-organized a webinar on “The Impact of the...
Read MoreA woman is selling Khmer Noodle from a boat in Tonle Sap, Cambodia, November 2021. Photo by: Ridan Sun.
Posted by Anisa | Sep 13, 2022 | 1Post Types, Asia/World, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Publications
by Bianca Martinez and Raphael Baladad With contributions from Focus on the Global South –...
Read MoreCollection of seeds exhibited at the farmer to farmer exchange and workshops on agroecology practices at the Community Seed Festival which was conducted on 26th – 27th March 2022 in Battambang Province, Cambodia.
Posted by Anisa | Sep 6, 2022 | 1Post Types, Asia/World, Feature, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Publications
By Walden Bello* Abstract: Throughout the global South, protests have been triggered by the...
Read MoreMs. Saing Siem at Women’s Dialogue Program: The Concept of Gender Justice and Social Justice in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 30th August 2022. Photo by Phun Phearun.
Posted by Anisa | Aug 31, 2022 | Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women
By Ros Sokunthy As the head of Achangrong Sameithmey Agricultural Community in Kampong Chhnang...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog Post, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Photo, Thailand, Women
Introduction by Kheetanat Wannaboworn Photos by Feminist Mermaid Thailand recently made a historic...
Read MoreWalden Bello spoke at a press conference on August 10, 2022, one day after being temporarily released on bail. Photo by Galileo de Guzman Castillo, Focus on the Global South.
Posted by Anisa | Aug 29, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Media Release, Philippines, Power and Democracy
Focus on the Global South, 29 August 2022. As of today, 125 organizations, networks and movements...
Read MoreOn Monday, 8 August 2022, Dr. Walden Bello was arrested on two counts of libel and cyber libel filed by a former staff of Vice President Sara Duterte over statements made by Bello during the electoral campaign.
Posted by Anisa | Aug 9, 2022 | Asia/World, Philippines, Power and Democracy, Statement
9 August 2022 Focus on the Global South We at Focus on the Global South condemn in the strongest...
Read MoreAfter some reported bureaucratic delays, Bello was temporarily released on bail at around 17:30 Manila, 9 August 2022. Photo from Laban ng Masa.
Posted by Anisa | Aug 9, 2022 | Asia/World, Media Release, Philippines, Power and Democracy
Focus on the Global South Tuesday, 9 August 2022 On Monday, 8 August 2022, our founding...
Read MoreARRESTED. Former vice presidential bet Walden Bello is arrested by police and brought to Quezon City Police Station 8. (Photo by Rappler)
Posted by Anisa | Aug 8, 2022 | Philippines, Power and Democracy
We have been alerted by friends in the Philippines of the arrest of our founding director and...
Read MoreMeeting de Ferdinand « Bongbong » R. Marcos Junior, le 19 mars 2022 (Photo : Prachatai CC https://www.flickr.com/photos/prachatai/52053501113/)
Posted by Anisa | Jul 28, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy
Part Two: Challenges and future prospects On May the 4th 2022, five days before the presidential...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Jul 28, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy
Part One: Assessing Duterte’s legacy and political future On May the 4th 2022, five days before...
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