wipo_dg_letter_19mar08-ebab9e6c036807c6.pdf

A group of civil society organizations wrote to the WIPO Coordination Committee on 19 March 2008, inviting candidates for the WIPO Director-General position to a meeting in Geneva on 15 April 2008. The organizations requested written responses to eight questions regarding the integration of civil society, the mainstreaming of development, and the impact of intellectual property rights on sustainable development and access to essential technologies and medicines.

• A coalition of civil society organizations invited candidates for the WIPO Director-General position to a meeting on April 15, 2008, in Geneva at the Maison des Associations to discuss their vision for the organization and its relationship with civil society.
• The signing organizations emphasized that WIPO's legitimacy depends on a strategic vision incorporating inputs from all sectors of society, specifically calling for the mainstreaming of development into the organization's capacity building, technical assistance, and norm-setting activities.
• The organizations submitted eight specific questions for the candidates to answer in writing, covering topics such as the WIPO Development Agenda, the use of flexibilities for sustainable development, and the negative impacts of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on access to medicines, education, libraries, and climate change technologies.

APA

Shabalala, D. (2008). wipo_dg_letter_19mar08-ebab9e6c036807c6.pdf. Center for International Environmental Law. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WIPO_DG_Letter_19Mar08.pdf

Chicago

Shabalala, Dalindyebo. wipo_dg_letter_19mar08-ebab9e6c036807c6.pdf. Center for International Environmental Law, 2008. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WIPO_DG_Letter_19Mar08.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{shabalala2008wipodgletter19mar08ebab9e6c036807c6pdf, author = {Shabalala, Dalindyebo}, title = {{wipo\_dg\_letter\_19mar08-ebab9e6c036807c6.pdf}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2008}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WIPO_DG_Letter_19Mar08.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }