COVID-19
Global business/ civil society response to COVID-19
This page brings together papers issued by the business community and civil society in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
See also:
- Position paper from the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) on the Ministerial Decision on the TRIPS Agreement
- Statement by ALLEA (European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities) on vaccination bottlenecks in the global south and a patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
- Civil society open letter to the Chair of the TRIPS Council
- Position paper from AIPPI on the waiver for certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19
- A joint declaration on the importance of IPRs to Covid vaccine manufacturing scale-up and future pandemic preparedness
- Letter addressed to Mr Dagfinn Sorli, Chair of the TRIPS Council, regarding the request for a TRIPS waiver
- International Chemical Trade Association: Concerns over shipping costs and uncertainties
- Research and education organizations and professionals: Statement on Copyright and Proposal of a Waiver from Certain Provisions of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement for the Prevention, Containment and Treatment of COVID-19 (IP/C/W/669)
- Letter from the European Services Forum: ESF call to consider role of crucial services in time of pandemic crisis
- Caritas Internationalis: CI orientations on COVID-19 vaccines
- Committee of PanAmerican Judges for Social Rights and Franciscan Doctrine: The false tension between intellectual property rights and the right to health and to life
- Open letter from People’s Vaccine Kenya: A people’s vaccine to rebuild our economy
- Letter from Global Nurses United: “Waiver from Certain Provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the Prevention, Containment and Treatment of COVID-19”
- International Air Transport Association: Guidance for Vaccine and Pharmaceutical Logistics & Distribution
- Global Express Association: COVID-19 vaccine distribution — Getting ready
- Global Express Association: COVID-19 pandemic — Global logistics & express delivery (lessons learned and recommendations)
- Progressive International: “Waiver from certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19”
- Civil society letter: Supporting proposal by India and South Africa on waiver from certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19
- International Chemical Trade Association: ICTA call for open chemical trade in response to COVID-19
- Keidanren (Japan Business Federation): Realizing free, open trade and investment under COVID-19
- Business groups: 2020 G20 recommendations for promoting innovation, digital technologies, and trade
- Confederation of Swedish Enterprise: What a recovery plan for Europe as a result of COVID-19 needs
- Federation of German Industries: Export controls and export bans over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic
- International and regional networks: An open letter to trade ministries and the WTO
- BusinessEurope: Letter to European Commissioner for Trade Phil Hogan on the issue of cross-border data flows
- Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce: Extension of WTO Pharmaceutical Agreement
- International Council of Chemical Associations: Letter to the G20 on COVID-19 trade actions
- Global Network against Food Crises: The Global Report on Food Crises 2020
- EUROCHAMBRES: Position on policy actions needed to tackle the international economic and trade ramifications of the Corona crisis
- B20: Statement on Finance and Trade
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations: European industry trade and supply chain needs to respond to COVID-19
- Business at OECD: The trade policy response to COVID-19 — a call for urgent OECD action
- Asia Pacific MSME Trade Coalition: Covid-19 SME Impact Survey
- International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association calls for urgent priority designation for medicines at custom controls and for cargo and freight
- Food Industry Asia and the ASEAN Food and Beverage Alliance: Food supply chain disruptions and trade protectionist measures amid COVID-19 pandemic could cause major food shortages across Asia
- Global Services Coalition: Ensuring resilience of global supply of essential services in combating COVID-19
- AmChamEU: A call for a coordinated response between the European Commission and Member States to the COVID-19 crisis with regards to customs border management and flow of commercial goods
- Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce: Corona — trade policy challenges
- Transparency International: Corruption and the coronavirus
- Global Business Coalition members call to G20 for measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate its effects on people & markets
- Global Business Coalition members call to G20 for measures to enable global supply of vital protective gear, medicines and medical supplies
- Joint statement from the food supply chain on COVID-19
- South Asian Women Development Forum in Nepal: COVID-19 and its effect on Nepal
- International Chamber of Shipping: Joint Open Letter to United Nations agencies from the global maritime transport industry
- BusinessEurope: Overcoming the COVID-19 crisis and focussing on the essential
- IOE/ITUC: Joint statement on COVID-19
- Global Business Coalition calls for measures to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on supply chains
- B20/ICC/WHO: Need for coordinated action by G20 leaders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- ICC: Call for urgent action from G20 leaders in response to the COVID-19 outbreak
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