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Protecting the high seas

In March 2023, nations around the globe agreed the world’s first High Seas Treaty. As an expert adviser to Cuba, Chair of the G77 + China Group of countries, Siva Thambisetty had not just a front row seat at negotiations, but she was a key architect of much of the Treaty’s text on the management of marine genetic resources; taken from expert briefings to this coalition of 134 developing countries.

Criminalising the sex buyer: what must policymakers learn from the “Nordic model”?

Supporters of the Nordic model argue that decriminalising the selling of sex recognises the power imbalance of sex work - but is it keeping sex workers safe? As debate on sex work legislation reaches the European Union Parliament, Niina Vuolajärvi urges policymakers to distance themselves from ideological stances and centre the experiences of sex workers in the design of policies and services.

What does vaccine technology transfer look like during a global pandemic?

During the COVID-19 pandemic there were frenzied calls for pharmaceutical firms to share their technologies and expertise to produce vaccines. However, little is known about what happened on the ground. New research by Ken Shadlen seeks to shed light on this area.

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