Letter from our ED: The Road Ahead
It is with great enthusiasm that I reflect on my first six months as Executive Director of Southern Voice, after a [...]
Retracing Our Steps to the Summit of the Future
Southern Voice recently gathered in New York with global colleagues for the United Nations’ Summit of the Future, which took [...]
Breaking Chains, Building Bridges: Rethinking Just Transitions From a Global South Perspective
Industrialisation is vital for economic growth in the Global South, yet it often worsens environmental harm. This article explores the tension through the lens of a ‘just transition’, recommending local job creation, green tech transfer, and global cooperation to support sustainable industrialisation while addressing climate and development goals.
Building Health Equity in Crisis Through Community-Level Action and Resilience Building: The Cases of Nigeria, Nepal and Brazil
This article explores health equity during crises in the Global South, drawing on cases from Nigeria, Nepal, and Brazil. It highlights how community-based approaches, adaptive systems, and culturally sensitive interventions—like mobile health and community health workers—can reduce disparities, strengthen resilience, and guide equitable health responses in crisis-affected settings.
Taking Responsibility for International Security: Non-State Armed Groups and Under-governed Spaces in the Global South
Under-governed spaces in stable Global South states can enable non-state armed groups (NSAGs) to thrive and link to transnational threat networks. Through case studies from the Caribbean, this article explores governance gaps and highlights policy solutions—like land tenure reform—to reduce NSAG influence and strengthen both local and international security.
Reshaping Discourse with Global South Perspectives
Imagine a global debate on artificial intelligence (AI) centered on advancing high-cost technologies, data privacy and ethics. While these are prominent issues for developed economies, this narrow focus risks overlooking the contrasting priorities of around 85% of the world’s population—the Global South.
Three spaces of change for reorienting North-South research partnerships
What are some of the challenges that researchers from the Global South face when engaging in development research initiatives, and how can resetting the relationships that underpin North-South collaborations help? What are the pivotal areas where change is needed?
Southern Voice: showing leadership in turbulent times
This article was originally published by On Think Tanks on June 30th, 2024. In the current state of global [...]
The Global South perspective through G20: recommendations from the Think Tank 20
During this year’s Brazil G20 presidency, inequalities in the Global South are a central focus of discussion. This space [...]
SV Talks First Edition: Local Solutions to Global Challenges
This session explores how overlapping global crises disproportionately affect the Global South, with a focus on financing challenges. Drawing on Global South Perspectives and outcomes from FfD4, it highlights the need for expanded fiscal space through debt relief, tax reform, and global financial reforms to support sustainable, locally driven solutions.
