UNESCO Paris, France, 6-7 June 2019 - Room XI
The 11th Session of the IGBC will be held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, Room XI, on 6 and 7 June 2019. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. on 6 June (Thursday), and from 9:50 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on 7 June (Friday).
This session will be mainly devoted to examining the work done by the International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO (IBC) in the 2018-2019 biennium: the Principle of Individual Responsibility as related to Health; and Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) and Parenthood. The IGBC will therefore examine the draft reports of the IBC on these two topics, which will be forwarded to IGBC Member States via email and made available on this website once finalized by the IBC, and prior to the Session.
In addition, under item 7 of the provisional agenda, IGBC Member States will be invited to discuss critical bioethical issues that could be suggested to the IBC for consideration when defining its Work Programme for 2019-2020 during its 26th Session later this year. The session will also include an update on the work of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) on the ethics of artificial intelligence (item 8); and the follow-up to the Recommendations of the open-ended working group on governance as related to the IGBC (item 9). During this session, Member States will also be invited to share information and suggestions concerning the dissemination of the Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers (item 4).
As provided under the Rules of Procedure of the IGBC, the working languages of the session will be English and French. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Information Documents
- Statutes of the IBC
- Rules of Procedure of the IGBC
- General information leaflet
- Compilation of responses on possible work topics for 2020-2023 of the IBC and COMEST (item 7)
Working Documents
- Provisional Agenda
- Provisional Timetable
- Exchange of Information and Suggestions concerning the Dissemination of the Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers: Activities within the Framework of the Member States and Regional and International Cooperation (item 4)
- Draft Report of the IBC on Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) and Parenthood (item 5)
also available in French - Draft report of the IBC on the Principle of Individual Responsibility as related to Health (item 6)
also available in French - Summary of the responses on possible work topics for 2020-2023 of the IBC and COMEST (item 7)
also available in French - Preliminary study of the COMEST Extended Working Group on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (item 8)
also available in French - Follow-up to the recommendations of the open-ended working group on governance, procedures and working methods of the governing bodies of UNESCO as related to the IGBC (item 9)
also available in French
Contact
IBC-IGBC-COMEST Secretariat
Bioethics and Ethics of Science Section
Social and Human Sciences Sector - UNESCO
Tel.: + 33 (0)1 45 68 14 08 / 23 36
E-mail: ibc@unesco.org
See also