on Friday, 7 July 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered its general statement at the Sixty-Fourth Series of Meetings Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). KEI general statement – WIPO General Assembly 2023 7… Continue Reading
On Friday, 7 July 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the work of WIPO’s Standing Committee on the Law of Patents. KEI GA statement on work of SCP July 7, 2023 Generative AI is going to… Continue Reading
On 12 June 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement at the resumed fifth meeting and drafting group of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention… Continue Reading
In the aftermath of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 76th World Health Assembly, the pace of WHO negotiations on: 1) a pandemic treaty and 2) amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) will intensify over the coming months. WHO’s informal… Continue Reading
On Friday, 26 May 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on WHO negotiations on a pandemic treaty. KEI makes 3 points on the INB negotiations. First, There needs to be less secrecy of the INB negotiations on… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 24 May 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered a statement at the 76th World Health Assembly on Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies. WHO member states should make negotiations at the INB on a pandemic… Continue Reading
In advance of the 76th World Health Assembly (21–30 May 2023), the World Health Organization (WHO) published a document (A75/INF./5) on 24 April 2023 entitled, “Voluntary contributions by fund and by contributor, 2022.” Total voluntary contributions to WHO’s Total General… Continue Reading
On 17 April 2023, Knowledge Ecology International, delivered the following statement on proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations. Our statement focused on the Africa Group’s proposal on a new Article 13A on Access to Health Products, Technologies and Know-How… Continue Reading
Media coverage of the WHO pandemic treaty negotiations (on transparency and content) – March/April 2023 2 February 2023, Reuters, Draft WHO pandemic deal pushes for equity to avoid COVID ‘failure’ repeat, By Jennifer Rigby and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber. However, there will… Continue Reading
Attached is an April 5, 2023 letter to the Biden Administration requesting a reversal of the United States’ position on restricting public access to the drafts of the negotiating texts of the WHO pandemic accord. The letter is signed by… Continue Reading