The UNESCO Bioethics Programme

The UNESCO Bioethics Programme: A Review

UNESCO's Bioethics Programme was established in 1993. In twenty years it has adopted three international declarations, on the human genome (1997), human genetic data (2003) and bioethics (2005); produced reports on a wide range of bioethics issues; and developed capacity building and public education programmes in bioethics. Yet UNESCO has sometimes struggled to assert its authority in the wide...

Composition of the International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO (IBC).

Global bioethics at UNESCO: in defence of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights.

The Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on 19 October 2005 is an important step in the search for global minimum standards in biomedical research and clinical practice. As a member of UNESCO International Bioethics Committee, I participated in the drafting of this document. Drawing on this ...

Eighth Asian Bioethics Conference (abc2007) Second Unesco Bangkok Bioethics Roundtable (bbrt2)

Distinguished dignitaries on the stage, honored experts in bioethics and techno sciences, ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to be present in this unique ABA conference. I would like to bring to your knowledge and concern some selected bioethical issues that are currently discussed in India. I perceive that these issues are also faced by all nations. Since all nations are concerned about the next...

Human rights and bioethics: the universal declaration of human rights and UNESCO universal declaration of bioethics and human rights.