WIPO Director General Francis Gurry released the
WIPO 2019 results and addressed the program
highlights and challenges for 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to respect the primacy of health, safety and welfare, the traditional briefing was
broadcasted on 7 April 2020 at 14:00. The Director General communicated on
how WIPO is operating in the current situation, as many stakeholders, in addition to the Member States, enquired about the impact of the outbreak in this regard.
The broadcast was open to
any member of the interested public and accessible in English. Simultaneous interpretation was provided in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.
The recording of the broadcast for later viewing and the supporting audiovisual materials, presentation and comprehensive slides, are available
HERE.