This is a library of QUNO publications, newsletters, and statements. Recent Publications
Occasional Paper 9 - Compulsory Licensing for Public Health Needs: The TRIPS Agenda at the WTO after the Doha Declaration on Public Health
Compulsory-Licensing.pdf 365.43 KB Debate about the impact of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has broadened since publication of our earlier discussion paper on Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity* in February 1999. One area of concern is its impact on traditional and indigenous knowledge (TK). This paper discusses a number of policy issues surrounding the protection of TK that may be relevant to future negotiations or a deeper treatment of this issue in various international fora.
Traditional-Knowledge-IP-English.pdf 238.75 KB Traditional-Knowledge-IP-Spanish.pdf 159.15 KB Occasional Paper 1 - Notes of a talk given at Quaker House, Geneva, 12 September 2000
Drahos.pdf 231.04 KB Occasional Paper 5 - TRIPS Disputes: Implications for the Pharmaceutical Sector
TRIPS-Disputes.pdf 258.7 KB Occasional Paper 6 - Some Assumptions On Patent Law And Pharmaceutical R&D
PatentLaw-R-D.pdf 229.02 KB Occasional Paper 3 - Notes of a talk given at Quaker House, Geneva, 23 May 2001
Access-to-Medicine.pdf 218.66 KB Occasional Paper 4 - Notes of a talk given at Quaker House, Geneva, 16 May 2001
Costs-of-Patents.pdf 298.89 KB Occasional Paper 2 - Paper prepared for a Discussion Meeting hosted by the Quaker UN Office – Geneva and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
Adcock-Llewelyn.pdf 346.29 KB There is a growing debate about intellectual property rights, food, farming, biodiversity, the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and other agreements. This paper aims to draw on the various perspectives presented in the body of literature informing debate to:
Trade-IP-Food-Biodiversity-English.pdf 132.53 KB Trade-IP-Food-Biodiversity-French.pdf 155.46 KB Trade-IP-Food-Biodiversity-Spanish.pdf 145.95 KB Trade-IP-Food-Biodiversity-German.pdf 160.38 KB Trade-IP-Food-Biodiversity-Swedish.pdf 775.19 KB This publication seeks to better understand the realities facing boys and girls who “volunteer” for participation in armed conflict, highlighting personal, socio-economic and political factors that motivate their decisions to participate. It is based on in-depth interviews with young soldiers and ex-soldiers from around the world, including the conflict situations in Afghanistan, Colombia, the Congo, Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
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