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  UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee (IBC) to meet in Mexico City   UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee (IBC) to meet in Mexico City
28-10-2009 (UNESCO) - The Sixteenth Session of UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee (IBC) will take place in Mexico City (Mexico) from 23 to 25 November 2009. Organized in cooperation with the Consejo Consultivo de Ciencias of the Presidency of Mexico, it will be followed by a European Commission-UNESCO conference of experts and members of national bioethics committees from around the world from 26 to 28 November. Initially planned for last May, the two meetings were postponed due to the A(H1N1) flu epidemic.  More...

 

  El Salvador establishes National Bioethics Commission   El Salvador establishes National Bioethics Commission
10-08-2009 (UNESCO) - The Republic of El Salvador has established a National Bioethics Commission. The Commission has been created by decree of the Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance.  More...

 

  Just published:   Just published: "Report of UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee on consent"
05-12-2008 () - The Report of UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee (IBC) has just been published as the first issue of a new series. The latter intends to effectively and broadly disseminate IBC’s reflection and deliberations on specific principles of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights (2005). Thus, it aims to foster reflection and facilitate action of stakeholders concerned.  More...

 




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