Martin Khor (Executive Director of the South Centre): Advanced countries of the North must cut emmisions in ratio to the amount they have polluted and facilitate transfer of green technology to the South or humanity will face calamity
April 21, 2013, Interview, the Real News
January 2013
The South Centre Chief Economist, Dr Yilmaz Akyüz, made an interview with DukaScopy TV, Swiss Financial Television, and the following is a link to the interview: South Centre in the Eurozone
Yilmaz Akyuz: The crisis is not big enough for a fundamental change in economies like the United States; if we don't do the right things, we're bound to have bigger crises
YILMAZ AKYÜZ: From the US to Europe, from China to Brazil, the indications are that if current policies don't change, another major recession is likely
Yilmaz Akyüz Pt2: China's export model not sustainable; domestic consumer demand too weak to make serious difference to lack of demand in developed economies
Yilmaz Akyüz: There needs to be a write-off of household debt to spur a real recovery
December 12, 2012, Interview, the Real News
Earlier
20 April 2011 (Part 2)
Martin Khor, South Centre, chairing Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature in UN, New York.
July 2011
Vicente Yu, programme coordinator of the global governance for development programme from the South Centre, raises the issue of financing technology transfer - pointing to the gap between the scale needed and the existing pledges.
20 April 2011 (Part 1)
Martin Khor, South Centre, chairing Interactive Dialogue of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature in UN, New York.
December 2, 2009
Martin Khor, South Centre, Switzerland, on the issue of border tax adjustment and green protectionism
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June 25, 2009
Mr. Martin Khor, Executive Director of the South Centre, made a speech on Special Event: Round Table 2 - Coordinated and collaborative actions and appropriate measures to mitigate the impact of the crisis on development under the overall theme “Examining and overcoming the deepening world financial and economic crisis and its impact on development” in UN Headquarter, New York.
June 22, 2009
The South Centre held a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York on the global economic crisis. The Centre's Executive Director briefed the media on the Centre's views on the key issues for the UN conference on the global financial crisis, from the perspective of developing countries. The UN department of information issued a report on the press conference.
June 2009
Mr. Martin Khor was interviewed by The Real News on the documentary - G-20 or G-192 Which is more 'global'?
March 25, 2009
The South Centre Executive Director, Martin Khor, presented a statement to the UN General Assembly, detailing the effects of the economic crisis on developing countries and making proposals for changes to the international financial and economic order.
June 4, 2009, Bonn
During the 15th session of the AWG-LCA, the Chair organized a technical briefing to enable Parties to receive and share views on the concept of historical responsibility as a guide to future action to address climate change. Mr Martin Khor, Executive Director of the South Centre, made remarks to the concept and its application on historical responsibility and related concepts.
