On 26 September 2018, at the 2018 WIPO General Assembly, the United States of America made the following intervention on the WIPO Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations. World Intellectual Property Organization Assemblies of the Member States September 24… Continue Reading
October 3-4, 2018 Geneva Graduate Institute, C1 Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2 Petal 5 KEI is hosting a 1.5 day seminar on the WIPO broadcasting treaty October 3-4, 2018, at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), which is walking… Continue Reading
On Friday, 28 September 2018, the WIPO General Assembly adopted a decision paragraph in relation to a roadmap for the proposed WIPO Broadcasting Treaty. The consensus language was reached during informal consultations on Wednesday, 26 September 2018 facilitated by Daren… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 26 September 2018, during discussions of the WIPO broadcasting treaty, Argentina presented the following roadmap to finalize preparations for the convening of a Diplomatic Conference to conclude a Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations. The President of… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 25 September 2018, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following opening statement at the 2018 WIPO General Assembly. Opening Statement, Knowledge Ecology International KEI would like WIPO to continue work on, and evaluate the progress of, the obligation that… Continue Reading
On Thursday, 20 September 2018, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement in Rome during discussions at the WHO Regional Committee for Europe on the WHO Roadmap on Access to Medicines and Vaccines. Oral statement of Knowledge Ecology International… Continue Reading
On Monday morning, 10 September 2018, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following oral statement at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Informal Discussion of the Roadmap Report on Access to Medicines and Vaccines 2019–2023. The morning session provided UN agencies,… Continue Reading
On 12 June 2018 and 14 June 2018, the World Trade Organization (WTO) conducted a Trade Policy Review of Colombia. All members of the WTO are subject to review under the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM). The TPRM takes place… Continue Reading
UPDATE: On Wednesday, 15 August 2018, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus provided a response to the open letter on the Roadmap on Access to Medicines and Vaccines 2019-2023. The Director-General’s response can be found here: WHO DG letter to… Continue Reading
On 26 September 2018, the United Nations’ General Assembly will convene the first high-level meeting on tuberculosis; the theme of the meeting is “United to end tuberculosis: an urgent global response to a global epidemic”. In preparation for the United… Continue Reading