CSO letter to EU on the reported draft text of the TRIPS Waiver negotiation

This letter from more than 40 civil society organisations (CSOs) calls on the European Union (EU) to refrain from rushing World Trade Organization (WTO) members to rapidly adopt a purported proposal on intellectual property rights and COVID-19.

• This letter comes in addition to the MSF comments on the reported draft negotiation text. 
• The text under consideration contains problematic and contradictory elements (see Annex) and remains largely insufficient as an effective pandemic response.
• The large majority of WTO members have not been part of the negotiations.
• The actual negotiated and adopted outcome should particularly reflect the interests of those most affected by access inequity in this pandemic.