Arab and Eastern Mediterranean Region

An initiative of UNESCO and the Eastern Mediterranean of the World Health Organization (WHO/EMRO)

UNESCO and the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean of the World Health Organization (WHO/EMRO) have decided to start a bioethical initiative in the Arab and Eastern Mediterranean Region in order to join their efforts to plan and implement various bioethical projects together. The UNESCO Cairo office (UCO) is the focal point for bioethics and ethics of science and technology projects for UNESCO’s Member States in the Arab region. WHO/EMRO has been playing a significant role concerning medical ethics in the region since 1980s. Both UNESCO and WHO are committed to the principle of “delivering as One” which is a corner stone of UN reform at the country level.

List of Member States

UNESCO Member States WHO/EMRO Member States
  Afghanistan
Algeria  
Bahrain Bahrain
Djibouti Djibouti
Egypt Egypt
  Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq Iraq
Jordan Jordan
Kuwait Kuwait
Lebanon Lebanon
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Mauritania  
Morocco Morocco
(Palestine)* Palestine
  Pakistan
Oman Oman
Qatar Qatar
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Somalia Somalia
Sudan Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia Tunisia
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Yemen Yemen

 * Palestine is an observer state to UNESCO.

 

Events 

  • Regional Meeting on National Bioethics Committees (5-7 May 2007). Report [PDF, 307 KB]
  • Expert Meeting on Ethical and Legal Issues of Human Embryo Research (12-14 February 2008). Report [PDF, 408 KB]

National Bioethics Committees 

  • Egypt
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tunisia
  • Yemen

International Organisations 

Contacts

UNESCO Cairo Regional Office for Science for the Arab States
Social and Human Sciences Unit
Address: 8 Abdel Rahman Fahmy St.
Cairo 11541, Egypt
Tel:(202) 2794-5599/794-3036
Fax:(202) 2794-5296
e-mail:o.ikebe(at)unesco.org

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