U.N. Documents

• 2001 UN Human Development Report: Making new technologies work for human development. Includes a section on "Five Recommended 'Features" for a legal structure suited to developing countries for compulsory licensing of patents:
  • Administrative approach
  • Strong government use provisions
  • Allow production for export
  • Reliable rules on compensation
  • Dispute demands disclosure

• August 17, 2001. UN press release. Subcommission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Consludes Fifty-Third Session.

U.N. Agency Sites

• Main UN Homepage
• UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  In addition, see the UNCTAD-ICTSD Capacity Building Project on IPRs.
• UNAIDS
• UN Development Program
• UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• The World Health Organization (WHO) Also see the CPT page on WHO.

• UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS.

• UN Page on the Special Session on HIV/AIDS

• Press Releases and Statements

  • June 27, 2001. Statement of Kofi Annan.
  • June 27. Global AIDS Alliance press release. Following U.N. Meeting, Global AIDS Alliance Challenges United States and G7 for Real Action to Stop Global AIDS.
  • June 27, 2001. MSF press release. MSF welcomes UN's clear commitment to AIDS treatment.
  • June 26, 2001. Statement of Kofi Annan.
  • June 25, 2001. Secretary General Kofi Annan's Opening Address.
  • June 25, 2001. Vatican press release. Pope Writes Kofi Annan for U.N. Special Meeting on AIDS.
  • June 25, 2001. The World Development Movement. The Vicious Circle: AIDS and Third World Debt. (pdf format)
  • May 24, 2001. Global Treatment Access Campaign. Countries Snub HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Experts
  • June 22, 2001. Medicines Sans Frontieres. Dying from lack of treatment: The international AIDS crisis.
  • June 21, 2001. Drop the Debt press release. Global HIV/AIDS Fund flawed without deeper debt cancellation.
  • June 21, 2001. Asian/Pacific Aids Advocates press relase. Asian/Pacific Aids Advocates Demand to B.e Heard

• News Stories
  • There have been too many stories to keep up with. A good to search for extra articles is World News.com.

  • Integrated Regional Information Network coverage of the meeting.
  • Yahoo! News' Coverage of the meeting.
  • July 2, 2001. Editorial in the New York Times. A Health Infrastructure for AIDS.
  • June 28, 2001. Associated Press. Fight Against AIDS Emphacises Change.
  • June 27, 2001. Mark Riley for the Sydney Morning Herald. Islamic Bloc Rejects UN Pact on AIDS.
  • June 27, 2001. Sarah Bosely for the Guardian. UN Slighted by Short for "Hyped" AIDS Fund.
  • June 26, 2001. John Norton for the Catholic News. In U.N. message, pope urges guaranteed medical care for HIV/AIDS.
  • June 26, 2001. Huntley Collins for Knight Ridder. Nations wrangle over AIDS battle.
  • June 26, 2001. Dafna Linzer for the Associated Press. African nations make case for AIDS funds.
  • June 26, 2001. Daryl Lyndsy for Salon.com. AIDS Conclave OFf to a Rocky Start.
  • June 26, 2001. Daryl Lyndsy for Salon.com. Caught in the Act.
  • June 25, 2001. Karen DeYoung for the Washington Post. Annan Makes Plea for Money for AIDS Fight.
  • June 24, 2001. Karen DeYoung for the Washington Post. UN to Commit to Plan of Action on HIV/AIDS.
  • June 24, 2001. New York Times editorial. The U.N. Looks at AIDS.
  • June 21, 2001. Theresa Agovino for the Associated Press. AIDS Group to Include Pfizer Chief.

On April 23, 2001, the UN Commission on Human Rights passed a resolution promoting access to pharmaceuticals proposed by Brazil titled Access to Medication in the Context of Pandemics Such As HIV/AIDS. The 53-member body passed the resolution by a 52-0 vote, with the United States abstaining.

• April 12, 2001. Resolution by Brazil at the UN Commission on Human Rights. Access to medication in the context of pandemics such as HIV/AIDS.
• Statements on Resolution from delegates to the Commission (in pdf format)
  • Statement of the Delegation from Brazil
  • Statement of the Delegation from Italy
  • Statement of the Delegation from the European Union
  • Statment of the Delegation from Norway

• October 6, 2005. Bradley Klapper for the Canadian Press. Annan says UN will ensure access to medication in case of flu pandemic.
• February 26, 2003. Natasha McDowell for SciDev.net. WTO Patent Rules "Should Be Scrapped."
• January 8, 2003. Stephen Lewis, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Notes for Press Briefing to the UN.
• December, 2002. Draft. UNCTAD. TRIPS and Development: Resource Book - Part Two: Substantive Obligations - 2.5 Patents.
• December 11, 2001. UNIADS press release. UN Efforts Broaden the Availability of Antiretrovirals.
• October 4, 2001. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, with the CEOs of the seven largest pharmaceutical companies. Joint Comminique on Access to HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment.
• September 17, 2001. Letter from Richard Stern, Director of the Agua Buena Human Rights Association, to Peter Piot and Louis Loures of UNAIDS.