May 13-24, 2024

The Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, will take place at the WIPO Headquarters in Geneva, between May 13-24, 2024. This Conference will be the the final leg of negotiations of a proposed treaty relating to intellectual property, genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources.

Over 1200 delegates, observers - including Indigenous Peoples - and other stakeholders from across the globe have registered to join the “Diplomatic Conference,” which will cap decades long negotiations among WIPO member states on the subject. 

A breakthrough consensus was reached by Member States in July 2022 to move their negotiations to the next level, determining that a Diplomatic Conference should be held before the end of 2024 and that a "Basic Proposal" would serve as the basis for negotiations. The attached explainer provides more information on the negotiations, which will also be webcast live.

The Director General, Mr, Daren Tang stated:

'This is a historic moment as the last negotiations at this scale and size that took place at WIPO’s premises in Geneva happened almost 30 years ago. The WIPO Secretariat has prepared for months to welcome to the premises our delegates, observers and others with a stake in these negotiations. And now all of us at WIPO stand ready to support the negotiators as they get down to work to forge a consensual outcome and show that multilateralism can deliver results for all'.

For more information on the upcoming Diplomatic Conference, visit here: https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2024/article_0005.html?utm_source=WIPO+Newsletters&utm_campaign=6f04f2f818-NMD_PressRelease_917TKDIPCON_CR_EN_07%2F05%2F2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-09deeff327-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&ct=t(NMD_PressRelease_917TKDIPCON_CR_EN_07/05/2024)