The ISDS Files: Joseph Purugganan on costs for the state
Investor- State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is a mechanism engraved in (bilateral) investment treaties, which allows multinational corporations to sue governments in ad hoc tribunals for all sorts of...
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Joseph Purugganan on EU and ASEAN Partnership
Presentation at the Workshop on Resource Conflicts in Asia: Europe's Responsibility EU AND ASEAN EN ROUTE TO STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP? Presentation at the Workshop on Resource Conflicts in Asia: Europe’s...
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Looking at the Non-Negotiables: People and Planet
A keynote address at the Rountable Discussion: EU-ASEAN Trade Relations, State of Play and Areas of Strategic Cooperation co-organized by the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) and...
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Victims of Corporate-Led Development
TNCs and Human Rights in the Philippines Presented at the forum on Access to Justice for victims of Human Rights Abuses by Transnational Corporations organized by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, FDCL,...
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An Open Letter to Participants of the 2015 Lao Donor Round Table Meeting
November 5, 2015As you prepare for this year’s High Level Round Table meeting, we ask that you take a few moments to read and reflect on the address below that Sombath Somphone gave to the 9th...
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APEC economic agenda will lead to inequality
13 November 2015This morning our Philippines Head of Office, Joseph Purugganan, appeared on the Market Edge program on ABS-CBN news to discuss the impact of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on...
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Stop Veolia Seattle Zine Project
Focus on the Global South is proud to share and support Stop Veolia Seattle and their recently publshed Zine. Mary Ann Manahan from our Philippine's office is one of the proud contributors of the...
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India Climate Justice's fifth issue of Mausam
17 November 2015Our friends at India Climate Justice (ICJ) have released their most recent issue of Mausam. A brief message from the editors: This fifth issue of Mausam focuses on India’s Intended...
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The APEC Summit: A Failed Organization Hosted by a Failed Administration
Keynote speech of Walden Bello, People's Forum on APEC, Quezon City, Nov 17, 2015It has been nearly 20 years since the APEC Summit that was held in Subic in 1996. APEC then was the spearhead of...
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The Paris Climate Talks: Is No Deal is Better than a Bad Deal?
Statement of Walden Bello, Manila, Nov 28, 2015. Originally posted on Rappler.comWe want a planet that sustains life, not one that is driven on the road to death by corporate greedWhat has been billed...
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New Permits to Pollute: REDD and the Green Economy
by Shalmali GuttalREDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) is one of the most deceptive and risky initiatives proposed to mitigate climate change. REDD creates the illusion...
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Focus on the Global South Newsletter Volume 2 Number 3, December 2015
Here is the latest Focus on the Global South newsletter tackling the most important issues in COP 21, and beyond. Shalmali Guttal writes that the climate justice struggle should be linked to rights...
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It's time to get angry: Climate justice activists call on everyone to reject...
Paris. 05 December 2015.--In a jam-packed conference hall in Le Parole errante in Paris representatives of groups and movements from the Climate Space discussed their prognosis of the Paris talks, and...
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Paris COP21: Solving a real and present crisis with false and unjust solutions
By Dorothy Grace GuerreroMany have already called the ongoing 21st Conference of Parties or COP21 climate negotiations in Paris, which started in November 30 and is expected to close in December 11 as...
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The Real Divisions Over Climate Change
As the world faces catastrophic climate change, the bigger fight is not just between “developed countries” and “developing countries” or between “big polluters” and “the people”ByHerbert DocenaHerbert...
View ArticleFocus' Shalmali Guttal reports on the public gathering of fishers dubbed...
On December 8 2015, the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers, Focus on the Global South, Afrika Kontakt, FIAN International, and Transnational Institute...
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COP21: The World Demands Better
PARIS, 12 December Text and Photos by Joseph PuruggananThe Paris Climate deal is out and as expected it is being hailed by proponents as a huge success. On the other hand, around 10,000 people joined...
View ArticleIn Photos: March for Human Rights, Philippines 2015
by Galileo de Guzman CastilloFocus was part of the March for Human Rights last December 10, in commemoration of the International Human Rights Day, marking the 67th anniversary of the United Nations’...
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#EndWTO: Farmers’ call in Nairobi during MC10
By Afsar JafriNairobi - Less than a kilometer away from the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi where the 10th Ministerial Conference started on Tuesday, 15th December, Via...
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New Edition of Nyeleni Newsletter on Forests, Foraging and the Commons
This new edition of Nyeleni focuses on why and how "Forests, elds, hill/mountain slopes, wetlands and water bodies — which include rivers, streams, ponds, lakes and seas--are integral to the lives,...
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