On Monday, 15 April 2024, Ambassador Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota (Permanent Representative of Brazil to the World Trade Organization and other economic organizations based in Geneva) delivered the following opening statement (in Brazil’s national capacity) at the 45th session of… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 2 April 2024, Politico published the onscreen text WHO pandemic treaty text of Wednesday, 27 March 2024; the time stamp of this 110 page text is 12:44 CET. Article 11 of the proposed agreement contains provisions on transfer… Continue Reading
INB 9 Written statement by Knowledge Ecology International 28 March 2024 Transparency The negotiations on a WHO pandemic agreement should be more transparent. The negotiating texts with attributed country positions should be public and the meetings should be webcast. These… Continue Reading
To get an idea of the challenges of getting agreement on the WHO pandemic accord text, consider the state of just one article on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Article 11 has 6 paragraphs on technology transfer. According to an analysis… Continue Reading
On Monday, 18 March 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following oral statement (in person) at the 9th meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB). With respect to Article 11.2, the current references to “to… Continue Reading
On Friday, 8 March 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following intervention at the resumed session of the seventh meeting of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005). 8 March 2024 The two negotiations are… Continue Reading
On March 1st, Knowledge Ecology International sent a letter to The Hon. Mark Holland, Ministry of Health, and The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, urging the prompt consideration of adding risdiplam, a drug to treat spinal… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) invites delegates attending the 8th meeting of the WHO Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to a side event on Wednesday, 21 February 2024. This event is hybrid. For registration, please contact thiru [at] keionline.org. Title: EU and… Continue Reading
On Monday, 19 February 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following oral statement (in person) at the 8th meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB). Among the areas of division are those relating to intellectual… Continue Reading