International Conference on the Trips-CBD Linkage-2018

Question: Where will the international conference be held on the Trips-CBD Linkage during June 7-8, 2018?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Geneva
(c) New York
(d) Paris
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:

  • The International Conference on the TRIPS-CBD Linkage will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, during June 7-8, 2018.
  • It will be organized by the Government of India in collaboration with the WTO Learning Center, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and the South Center (an inter-governmental organization located in Geneva).
  • In this conference, resource persons, stakeholders and experts from many countries including Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland and the US will participate.
  • It is significant that the CBD on Biological Diversity is a multilateral agreement on the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of continuous development and the use of genetic resources.
  • Trips-CBD combination is very important for India and other developing countries because it will solve the problem of bio-piracy.
  • In this way, India is leading the campaign to resume WTO discussions on issues related to the prevention piracy of traditional knowledge.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=179635