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The Director-General of UNESCO convenes the IBC at least once a year. Through its sessions and working groups, the Committee produces advice and recommendations on specific issues that are adopted by consensus and are widely disseminated and submitted to the Director-General for transmission to the Member States, the Executive Board and the General Conference. |
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Sixteenth session, Mexico City, Mexico, 23-25 November 2009
Joint session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) and the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC), Paris, France, 30–31 October 2008
Fifteenth Session, Paris, France, 28–29 October 2008
Fourteenth Session Nairobi, Kenya, 17-19 May 2007
Thirteenth Session Paris, France, 20-22 November 2006
Twelfth Session Tokyo, Japan, 15-17 December 2005
Extraordinary Session Paris, France, 28 January 2005
Joint Session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) and the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC) Paris, France, 26-27 January 2005
Eleventh Session Paris, France, 23-24 August 2004
Extraordinary Session on "Towards a Declaration on Universal Norms on Bioethics" Paris, France, 27-29 April 2004
Tenth Session Paris, France, 12-14 May 2003
Ninth Session Montreal, Canada, 26-28 November 2002
Eighth Session Paris, France, 12-14 September 2001
Seventh Session Quito, Ecuador, 7-9 November 2000
Sixth Session Rabat, Morocco, 7-13 October 1999
Fifth Session Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2-4 December 1998
Fourth Session Paris, France, 3-4 October 1996
Third Session Paris, France, 27-29 September 1995
Second Session Paris, France, 20-22 September 1994
First Session Paris, France, 15-16 September 1993
Who can participate in or attend IBC sessions?- Member States, Associate Members of UNESCO may take part as official observers in the meetings of the IBC, while non-Member States that have set up a permanent observer mission may do so at the invitation of the Director-General.
- The United Nations and the other organizations of the United Nations system that have an agreement with UNESCO for reciprocal representation may take also part as observers in the meetings of the IBC.
- International governmental or non-governmental organizations with similar objectives to those of the IBC may be invited to take part as observers in the meetings of the IBC.
- Specialists or other relevant persons or groups may be consulted on matters within the competence of the IBC.
- Any individual or representative of an institution who wishes to attend a public session of the IBC should contact the Secretariat of the IBC to receive an invitation.
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