UN Inter-Agency Committee on Bioethics
Noting the increasing need for international engagement and dialogue in the field of bioethics between different inter-governmental organizations within and outside the United Nations system, further to a consultative meeting convened by UNESCO in September 2001, the UN Inter-Agency Committee on Bioethics (UNIACB) was established in March 2003.
Membership
Membership in the Committee is open to the Secretariat of intergovernmental organizations and to institutions as follows:
- Members: The United Nations and those specialized agencies that have developed programmes in, or carry out specific activities focusing on bioethics, including its human rights aspects and other related issues;
- Associate Members: Other international and regional intergovernmental organizations and institutions outside the United Nations system, particularly regional agencies of developing countries, engaged in activities relating to bioethics, including its human rights aspect and other related issues.
Members
Associate Members
Activities of Members and Associate Members
Meetings
At each meeting, detailed information is exchanged concerning the ongoing activities in each participating organization and relevant documentation is shared. At the same time, the Committee examines topical subjects and issues in order to identify cases where concerted or joint efforts would be beneficial and where major gaps and constraints affecting cooperation need to be addressed.
- 18th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, 21-22 February 2019
- 17th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by UNESCO, Paris, France, 13-14 June 2018
- 16th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by UNESCO, Paris, France, 18-19 April 2017
- 15th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by WHO, Geneva, Switzerland, 2-3 May 2016
- 14th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by ICGEB, Trieste, Italy, 12-13 March 2015
- 13th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by CoE, Strasbourg, France, 25-26 March 2014
- 12th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by UNESCO, Paris, France, 14-15 March 2013
- 11th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by WHO, Geneva, Switzerland, 10-11 May 2012
- 10th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by UNESCO, Paris, France, 4-5 March 2011
- 9th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by CoE, Strasbourg, France, 26 February 2010
- 8th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by FAO, Rome, Italy, 2-3 February 2009
- 7th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by the European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, 28-29 November 2007
- 6th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by UNESCO, Paris, France, 9-10 November 2006
- 5th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland, 16-17 January 2006
- 4th Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by UNESCO, Paris, France, 2 November 2004
- 3rd Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by UNESCO, Paris, France, 24-25 June 2004
- 2nd Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by WHO, Geneva, Switzerland, 24-25 November 2003
- 1st Meeting of UNIACB, hosted by UNESCO, Paris, France, 17 February 2003
Other activities
- Global Ethics and Bioethics Week - 14-18 October 2019
- Ethics Teacher Training Course, Fiji, 14-18 October 2019
- ICGEB Webinar “Genome Editing – Facts and Implications”, 15 October 2019
- European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE-European Commission): Open Round Table on the Ethics of Gene Editing, Brussels, Belgium, 16 October 2019
- UNESCO Roundtable on “Genome Editing: Why Ethics Matter?”, Paris, France, 12 September 2018
- UNESCO Roundtable on “Artificial Intelligence: reflection on its complexity and impact on society”, Paris, France, 11 September 2018
- UNESCO Member States adopt Declaration of Ethical Principles in relation to Climate Change, Paris, France, 13 November 2017
- Ethics Teacher Training Course, Surabaya, Indonesia, 24-28 April 2017
- Third Regional Ethics Teacher Training Course, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 13-16 June 2017
- UNESCO and the World Health Organization (WHO): Eastern Mediterranean / Arab States Regional Summit of National Ethics & Bioethics Committees, Muscat, Oman, 5-6 April 2017
- Workshop on promoting policy dialogue in bioethics through capacity development of the National Bioethics Committee in Oman, Muscat, Oman, 2-4 April 2017
Permanent Secretariat/Contact
Permanent Secretariat UN Inter-Agency Committee on Bioethics
Section for Bioethics and the Ethics of Science and Technology - UNESCO
7 Place de Fontenoy 75732 Paris 07 SP FRANCE
uniacb@unesco.org
Global Ethics and Bioethics Week - 14-18 October 2019
Global Ethics and Bioethics Week addressed critical issues around bioethics and facilitates dialogue and awareness between participants from multiple and diverse backgrounds and sectors.