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These international organizations include:

1. IFIA received a grant special consultative status from the Economic and Social

Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations on June 6, 2019.

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Consultative status for an organization

enables it to actively engage with ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies, as well as with

the United Nations Secretariat, programs, funds and agencies in a number of ways.

Based on this opportunity, IFIA representatives are able to register and take part in

the official meeting such as events, conferences, and other activities at the United

Nations Headquarters in New York and the United Nations offices in Geneva and

Vienna.

2. IFIA enjoys observer status (Special Category – Technology) at the United Nations

Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, Switzerland. (Ref No.

E3381)

3. IFIA has been granted the United Nations Industrial Development Organization

(UNIDO) consultative Status. (Ref No.E3386)

4. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Innovation

and Competitiveness Task Force: it offers innovation promotion and commercialization

services to IFIA through Innovation Products and research exchange (IPRX)

5. IFIA enjoys observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

in Geneva, Switzerland. (Ref No. B3635)

6. IFIA is also a member of the Standing Advisory Committee before the European

Patent Office (SACEPO), in Munich, Germany. (Ref No. D4489)

7. IFIA is included among the Assembly of Professional Society in European Alliance

for Innovation (EAI)

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