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More than two years into a pandemic that has killed 15 million people, World Trade Organization...
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Focus on the Global South (Focus) is a non-governmental organisation with offices in Thailand,...
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14 June 2022 Media Release:...
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Thai epidemiologists conduct active case investigations for COVID-19 during the Ramadan fasting period, resulting in the identification of more than 300 cases in the villages of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat Provinces from 17-18 April 2020. Photo by CDC Global.
Statement by Focus on the Global South 13 June 2022 The proposed compromise text on the...
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Midday Meal—Woman serving the meal at children's school. © ILO/ Shyamal Das
by Ranjini Basu and Shalmali Guttal 13 June 2022 The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC 12) of the...
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MC12 will take place at WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 12 to 15 June 2022. The conference was due to take place in late 2021 but was postponed due to the outbreak of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Photo from https://www.wto.org/images/mc12/mc12wtobanner.jpg.
by Joseph Purugganan Introduction The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the WTO will...
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Rice straw is gathered, bound and carried from the rice paddies to a central place after the harvest. Photo by Takeaway from wikimedia commons is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
June 8, 2022 Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Ministry of...
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Indian fisherman at work. In an early morning, a fisherman is checking and repairing his fishing net in Kerala, India. Photo: hadynyah from Getty Images.
To, Shri Piyush Goyal Minister for Commerce and Industry Government of India REF: PROPOSED...
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In Photos: #EndWTO Mobilisation in Nairobi Kenya, December 2015. Photo by Afsar Jafri, Focus on the Global South — India Programme.
By Walden Bello* The World Trade Organization will be holding its 12th Ministerial Meeting in...
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Press Conference on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 Organised by Focus on the Global South 11:00 Geneva |...
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On Tuesday, 6 June 2022, Focus on the Global South together with the Institute of Asian Studies...
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Farmers from Sumalo, Bataan engaged in a dialogue with Agrarian Reform officials to expedite the land distribution process in the contested former Litton Estate. June 6, 2022. DAR Central Office, Quezon City. Photo by Joseph Purugganan.
PRESS RELEASE FARMER-BENEFICIARIES FROM BATAAN LAUD ACTION ON AGRARIAN LAND, CALLS ON DAR TO...
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24 พฤษภาคม 2565 ขบวนต่อต้านร่างกฎหมายทำลายการรวมกลุ่มของประชาชน นัดหมายชุมนุมเพื่อคัดค้านการเสนอร่างพ.ร.บ.องค์กรไม่แสวงหาผลกำไรฯ https://ilaw.or.th/node/6112 โดยเริ่มการชุมนุมตั้งแต่วันก่อนหน้านี้ที่บริเวณถนนราชดำเนินนอก หน้าอาคารสหประชาชาติ และวางแผนจะเดินขบวนไปยื่นหนังสือที่ทำเนียบรัฐบาล ซึ่งมีการประชุมคณะรัฐมนตรีในวันนี้ และต้องการให้รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์ (พม.) ออกมารับหนังสือ พร้อมรับปากว่าจะหยุดการเสนอกฎหมายนี้. Photo Source: iLaw
by Kheetanat Wannaboworn The draconian legacy of the 2014 coup d’état continues to haunt the...
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10 Years of the Tenure Guidelines: States Must Address Rising Inequalities and Enact Agrarian...
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May 26, 2022 Joint Statement released by Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) and Focus on Global South...
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