Impact of redistributing flooded forestland around Tonle Sap Lake
by Sun Ridan Tonle Sap is the heart of Cambodia. Every year, the Mekong River floods and causes...
Read MoreOu Ach Kok Village, Ou Sandan Commune, Krakor District, Pursat Province. 5th September 2021. Photo by: Sun Ridan
Posted by Anisa | Jul 28, 2022 | Cambodia, Climate & Environment, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy
by Sun Ridan Tonle Sap is the heart of Cambodia. Every year, the Mekong River floods and causes...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Jun 27, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy
by Walden Bello (The views expressed in this piece are strictly the author’s and do not...
Read MoreMs. Krang Lanh, Bunong indigenous woman from Romeas village, Sre kor commune, Sesan district, Strung Treng Province, Cambodia.
Posted by Anisa | Jun 23, 2022 | 1Post Types, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region
A group of around 50 indigenous families from a community of indigenous peoples in Romeas...
Read MoreChhoeun Ratha, a land rights’ activist, is a 40-year-old widow with three children, living in the Ou Vor Preng community land in Battambang province.
Posted by Anisa | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women
Leading the Charge For more than ten years, I’ve been involved in various reclamation...
Read MoreCover photo by Afsar Jafri, Focus on the Global South India Office, during the #EndWTO Mobilisation in Nairobi, Kenya, December 2015.
Posted by Anisa | Jun 22, 2022 | Asia/World, Opinion/Analysis, Trade and Investment
The outcome of the 12th Ministerial Meeting (MC12) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is a big...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Jun 17, 2022 | Asia/World, Statement, Trade and Investment
More than two years into a pandemic that has killed 15 million people, World Trade Organization...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Jun 16, 2022 | Announcement, Jobs, Mekong Region
Focus on the Global South (Focus) is a non-governmental organisation with offices in Thailand,...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Jun 14, 2022 | Asia/World, Media Release, Trade and Investment
14 June 2022 Media Release:...
Read MoreThai 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.
Posted by Anisa | Jun 13, 2022 | Asia/World, Statement, Trade and Investment
Statement by Focus on the Global South 13 June 2022 The proposed compromise text on the...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Jun 13, 2022 | Asia/World, Opinion/Analysis, Trade and Investment
by Ranjini Basu and Shalmali Guttal 13 June 2022 The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC 12) of the...
Read MoreMC12 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.
Posted by Anisa | Jun 12, 2022 | Asia/World, Opinion/Analysis, Trade and Investment
by Joseph Purugganan Introduction The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the WTO will...
Read MoreRice 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.
Posted by Anisa | Jun 11, 2022 | Mekong Region, Thailand, Trade and Investment
June 8, 2022 Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Ministry of...
Read MoreIndian fisherman at work. In an early morning, a fisherman is checking and repairing his fishing net in Kerala, India. Photo: hadynyah from Getty Images.
Posted by Anisa | Jun 10, 2022 | India, Trade and Investment
To, Shri Piyush Goyal Minister for Commerce and Industry Government of India REF: PROPOSED...
Read MoreIn Photos: #EndWTO Mobilisation in Nairobi Kenya, December 2015. Photo by Afsar Jafri, Focus on the Global South — India Programme.
Posted by Anisa | Jun 9, 2022 | Asia/World, Feature, Trade and Investment
By Walden Bello* The World Trade Organization will be holding its 12th Ministerial Meeting in...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Jun 8, 2022 | Announcement, Asia/World, Event, Trade and Investment
Press Conference on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 Organised by Focus on the Global South 11:00 Geneva |...
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