South Centre Statement to CDIP 36, 4 May 2026
Statement by the South Centre to the Thirty-sixth Session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP)
Geneva, 4 May 2026
The South Centre just delivered its statement to the 36th Session of WIPO’s Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP/36) in Geneva. The WIPO Development Agenda turns 20 next year, yet its transformative promise remains unfulfilled. A small number of Member States continue to block progress towards streamlining development in WIPO activities and operationalizing TRIPS flexibilities. Achieving SDGs should be an integral part of WIPO’s mandate legally grounded in the UN-WIPO Agreement.
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This article was tagged: Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), Intellectual Property, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), TRIPS Flexibilities, WIPO Development Agenda, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
