wipo_dg_letter_19mar08-ebab9e6c036807c6.pdf

Civil society organizations have invited candidates for the WIPO Director-General position to a meeting in Geneva on April 15, 2008, to discuss their visions for the organization. The organizations seek clarity on how candidates will mainstream development, integrate civil society into norm-setting, and address the negative impacts of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on areas such as access to medicines and climate change technologies.

• Civil society organizations are urging WIPO candidates to explain how they will integrate development into the organization's core functions, specifically regarding capacity building, technical assistance, and norm-setting activities.
• The signatories request that WIPO's norm-setting processes be grounded in empirical evidence and an evaluation of their economic, social, human rights, and environmental impacts.
• The organizations seek commitments on how WIPO will handle the negative effects of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on public goods, specifically mentioning education, libraries, medicines, and technologies related to climate change.

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} }