Resources
The Quaker United Nations Office conducts in-depth research and analysis on a range of topics relating to our core areas of focus and in conjunction with various partners. Search this archive or filter by topic to access our publications, including research papers, annual reports, significant statements of our positions, and more.
Patents, Trade and Development
This beginners' introduction to rules on patents, copyright and other forms of intellectual property describes how they affect distribution of...
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Patents, Trade and Health
This non-specialist briefing paper describes how global rules on trade and patents can make medicines more expensive. It also describes...
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Bilateral Agreements and a TRIPS-plus World: The Chile-USA Free Trade Agreement
Focuses on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Chile and the United States of America (U.S.). The paper deals with...
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Multilateral Agreements and a TRIPS-plus World: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Discusses TRIPs-plus standards at the multilateral level particularly in negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The World Trade...
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Special and Differential Treatment of Developing Countries in TRIPS
Analyses the special and differential treatment provisions in the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs) Agreement, assesses their implementation...
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Regional & Bilateral Agreements and a TRIPS-plus world: The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
Provides an overview, based on intellectual property rights negotiations in the Americas, of some of the implications of regional and...
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Multilateral agreements and a TRIPS-plus world: The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
In these issues papers, authors are invited to examine a subject of importance in the developing international intellectual property regime...
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Regional and bilateral agreements and a TRIPS-plus world: the Free Trade Area of the Americas
In these issues papers, individual authors are invited to examine a subject of importance in the developing international intellectual property...
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The Voices of Girl Child Soldiers
This set of publications focuses on the experiences of girl children who have been soldiers. It discusses the different circumstances...
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Juvenile Justice, Counter-terrorism and Children
This document deals with an aspect of the problem of child participation in armed conflict that is little explored and...
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Food Security, Biotechnology and Intellectual Property
Will biotechnology and the minimum standards of intellectual property rights (IPRs) required of members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) affect...
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Sui Generis Systems for Plant Variety Protection
One concern arising from implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade...
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Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property
Debate about the impact of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organisation...
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Young Soldiers: Why they choose to fight
This publication seeks to better understand the realities facing boys and girls who โvolunteerโ for participation in armed conflict, highlighting...
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Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity
There is a growing debate about intellectual property rights, food, farming, biodiversity, the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and other...
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