On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on agenda item, 11(v), Report from the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore. KEI would like to thank Mr. Edward Kwakwa…
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]]>On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on agenda item, 11(iv), Report from the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) and Review of the Implementation of the Development Agenda Recommendations. For development, measures…
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]]>On Friday morning, 10 July 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on agenda item 11(i), Report from the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). KEI would like to thank Madam Sylvie Forbin for her service…
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]]>On Wednesday afternoon, 8 July 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following general statement on model laws at the Sixty-Eighth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). KEI looks…
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]]>On Monday evening, 25 May 2026, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization, concluded the 159th session of the WHO Executive Board by exhorting WHO member states to conclude the PABS Annex. His off-the-cuff remarks are captured below. “As you…
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]]>The World Health Organization (WHO) sets out the modalities to elect the successor to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, whose term concludes on 15 August 2027. WHO notes: The current election process began in April 2026 when the Director-General invited Member…
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]]>On Friday, 22 May 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement during World Health Assembly deliberations on the Reform of the global health architecture and the UN80 Initiative. 20.1 Reform of the global health architecture and the UN80…
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]]>On Thursday, 21 May 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) will convene a side event entitled, “The future of the WHO EML and access to novel medical technologies”. The panel will take place in the Henry Dunant Room at the International…
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]]>On Monday afternoon, 4 May 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following opening statement at the 36th session of the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property. For development, measures to address access to patented technologies are important, and…
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]]>On Wednesday morning, 26 March 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following oral intervention on the PABS Annex drawn from these notes. The onscreen text that the Secretariat just shared for the PABS Annex includes a number of references…
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