COMEST

COMEST
The World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology COMEST* is an advisory body and forum of reflection composed of 18 independent experts. The Commission is mandated to formulate ethical principles that could provide decision-makers with criteria that extend beyond purely economic considerations.

Since its inception by UNESCO in 1998, the functioning of COMEST has been guided by its Statutes adopted by the UNESCO Executive Board at its 154th session.

*Acronym taken from the French name 'Commission mondiale d’éthique des connaissances scientifiques
et des technologies'.

News

Sixth Ordinary Session of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology in Malaysia 2009-05-25 7:00 am UNESCO
At the kind invitation of the Government of Malaysia, the Sixth Ordinary Session of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) was held in Kuala Lumpur, from 16 to 19 June 2009. It focused mainly on science ethics, and on the ethical implications of climate change.

Development of Nanotechnologies: a Key Debate in the Arab States 2009-05-11 2:00 pm UNESCO
An important meeting on nanotechnologies and development in the Arab States, which was held from 18 to 19 May 2009, in Doha (Qatar), has provided an opportunity for participants to consider the modalities of implementation of the ethical guidelines and policies which COMEST addressed to UNESCO Member States in 2007.

Draft Report on Ethical Implications of Global Climate Change - Call for Comments 2009-04-17 10:00 am UNESCO
This draft report has been authored by the working group on environmental ethics of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST). Its aim is to serve as a point of departure for discussion among members of the scientific community of UNESCO, the NGOs working with UNESCO and Member States of UNESCO on the ethical challenges posed by global climate change.



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