General Statement of Australia at the #WIPOGeneralAssembly - 4 October 2021 wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/go…
"Australia acknowledges the significant and devastating impact that COVID-19 continues to have on communities around the world, affecting both lives and livelihoods."
"It is of paramount importance that WIPO and the broader international IP system continue to play an active and urgent role in responding to the pandemic."
Australia: "The development of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines in record time is in many ways a testament to the IP system, and we must now ensure that the system continues to support timely, widespread and affordable access to these vaccines."
Australia: "We recognise the crucial work that WIPO has done, including in partnership with the World Trade Organization and the World Health Organization, to support these efforts."
Australia: "No one is safe until everyone is safe, and we recognise that global immunisation is our only path out of the pandemic."
Australia: "We continue to urge member states to join the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled to spread its clear humanitarian benefits."
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