Focus on the Global South
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Climate Change, Finance and Habitat: Features of Profit-Extraction, Appropriation of Nature and Social Exclusion in Citie
By Rohan[i] The World Bank’s 2009 World Development Report Reshaping Economic Geography outlined the role of urbanisation in the overall development of a country. Deploying a geographical and economic analysis, the report asserted that productively harnessing density of economic…
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Who Controls Finance Controls Food
By Angshuman Sarma To talk about IFIs and Food Sovereignty in the Global South, we have to start with some historical facts. The story begins, in a sense, with the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution is said to have begun in England, and it could not have happened…
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The 12th session of negotiations on the Binding Treaty closes in Geneva, Switzerland, with the groundwork set for 2027
October 2026, Geneva, Switzerland Today the 12th round of the historic negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to hold transnational corporations (TNCs) accountable for Human Rights violations came... The post The 12th session of negotiations on the Binding Treaty closes…
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PRIMACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS OVER TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS: Binding Treaty a Path Away from Investment Arbitration
by Joseph Purugganan We heard throughout these negotiations, the need for balance in the text. Surprisingly states and corporate lobby groups are the ones calling for this balance; it’s as... The post PRIMACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS OVER TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS: Binding Treaty a…
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Challenges for Public Finance and Economy, and the Confrontation
Financialisation, Economic Sovereignty and Building Movement Power Part of Global Finance: Crisis and Response, a series of reports on debt, development finance and people’s alternatives in Asia, a joint publication... The post Challenges for Public Finance and Economy, and the…
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Recognition of the Primacy of human rights a guardrail to prevent violations of human rights arising from trade and investment agreements
Focus on the Global South called on States to recognize the primacy of human rights over international and regional trade agreements. Intervening at the 12th session of the UN working... The post Recognition of the Primacy of human rights a guardrail to prevent violations of…
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12th session of negotiations for a Binding Treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights violations start in Geneva
October 2026, Geneva, Switzerland Today the 12th session of negotiations of the UN Treaty to regulate transnational corporations under Human Rights law starts at the United Nations Human Rights... The post 12th session of negotiations for a Binding Treaty to hold transnational…
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Why Thailand Should be Suing, Not Hosting the IMF
*Walden Bello’s speech during the opening plenary of the International People’s Assembly on Monday, October 2026. Good morning. On behalf of Focus on the Global South, thank you for... The post Why Thailand Should be Suing, Not Hosting the IMF first appeared on Focus on the…
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Finance, Financialisation and Impacts on People and Ecology
Financial Power, Resource Extraction and the Reorganisation of Land, Water and Livelihoods Part of Global Finance: Crisis and Response, a series of reports on debt, development finance and people’s alternatives... The post Finance, Financialisation and Impacts on People and…
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Solidarity and resistance for Palestine
by Joseph Purugganan This is the call that guides our actions in support of the Palestinian struggle. People’s movements across the Asian region have responded to the genocide in... The post Solidarity and resistance for Palestine first appeared on Focus on the Global South .
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Finance in Asia
Debt, Development Finance and Economic Sovereignty in Asia Part of Global Finance: Crisis and Response, a series of reports on debt, development finance and people’s alternatives in Asia, a joint... The post Finance in Asia first appeared on Focus on the Global South .
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Highlights from MAEW 2026: 77 Years of the World Bank in Thailand: Development Legacies and Questions for the Future
By Thanita Chanchitpreecha Mekong-ASEAN Environmental Week 2026 (MAEW), under the theme “People’s Currents: From Local Resistance to Collective Power”, was hosted at Thammasat University from 23 to 26 October this year. On 23 October 2026, Project SEVANA Southeast Asia and Focus…
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Roots of Resilience: A South-South Solidarity Exchange in Cambodia for Agroecology and Climate Justice
PRESS RELEASE/STATEMENT September 2026 BATTAMBANG, Cambodia – Peasant organizations, civil society groups and advocates from India, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Philippines convened this week in Battambang for the first... The post Roots of Resilience: A South-South Solidarity…
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PEOPLE’S CONCERNS SET ASIDE IN EU-PH TALKS — TRADE JUSTICE PILIPINAS
Statement from Trade Justice Pilipinas September 2026 The Marcos administration announced Wednesday the substantial conclusion of the trade negotiations between the European Union and the Philippines, with reported formal... The post PEOPLE’S CONCERNS SET ASIDE IN EU-PH TALKS —…
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IS THE WORLD BANK GOOD FOR THE WORLD?
Presentation of Walden Bello, co-chair of the Board of Focus on the Global South, at the Panel Discussion on “ Years of the World Bank in Thailand,” Thammasat University, Bangkok,... The post IS THE WORLD BANK GOOD FOR THE WORLD? first appeared on Focus on the Global South .
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FOCUS Dispatch August 2026 — Closing Space, Contested Futures
Welcome to the August 2026 edition of FOCUS Dispatch. This month marks one year since mass protests erupted across Indonesia, one of the largest waves of mobilization since Suharto’s fall... The post FOCUS Dispatch August 2026 — Closing Space, Contested Futures first appeared on…
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Multilateralism From Below: Critical Insights From the Global South
by Galileo de Guzman Castillo As part of the International Institute for Research and Education’s (IIRE) 14th Asian Regional School (ARS), Focus on the Global South, Partido Manggagawa (Workers’ Party),... The post Multilateralism From Below: Critical Insights From the Global…