Trade: North accused of "railroading" WTO reform as South resists (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Ahead of the World Trade Organization's General Council (GC) meeting on 14-15 July, a coalition of major industrialized nations - Japan, the European Union, and the United Kingdom among others - rushed to unveil their respective WTO reform proposals on 13 July.

WIPO: South calls for text-based talks on copyright limitations & exceptions (PRIV)
(TWN, Geneva)
Developing countries called for the initiation of text-based negotiations on copyright limitations and exceptions during the adoption of the report of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), at the 68th session of the Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

WIPO: South presses for measurable Development Agenda outcomes (PRIV)
(TWN, Geneva)
The Africa Group, India and Brazil used the first two days of general statements at the 68th series of meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to press the Secretariat to move the Development Agenda from "descriptive accounts of activities" to measurable impact, to defend TRIPS-consistent licensing flexibilities for pandemic preparedness, and to push ahead with copyright limitations and exceptions negotiations.