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08-12-2003 () - In a world disfigured by poverty, discrimination, exclusion, the deterioration of the environment and other ills, the realization of human rights for all is a common purpose which unites people from different continents, religions and cultures.
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01-12-2003 () - Despite tremendous efforts, the rate of HIV/AIDS infection continues to grow and the impact of the pandemic remains alarming. It is estimated that some 6000 people aged between 15 and 45 are infected on a daily basis.
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18-11-2003 () - The Third Session of UNESCO's World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) will take place from December 1 - 4 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, organized by UNESCO and the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology. It is the first time that a formal session of COMEST be held outside Europe.
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17-10-2003 (Press Release No.2003-83) - Five standard-setting instruments, including the International Convention on the Preservation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and the International Declaration on Human Genetic Data, were adopted by the 32nd session of UNESCO’s General Conference that ended today, and which was marked by the return of the United States of America to the Organization and by the adoption of a real-growth budget of US$ 610 million for 2004-2005.
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17-10-2003 (Press Release No.2003-81) - “Every effort should be made to ensure that human genetic data and human proteomic data are not used for purposes that discriminate in a way that is intended to infringe, or has the effect of infringing human rights, fundamental freedoms or human dignity of an individual or for purposes that lead to the stigmatization of an individual, a family, or a group or communities,” reads one of the provisions of the International Declaration on Human Genetic Data, which has just been adopted by the UNESCO General Conference meeting in Paris for its 32nd Session.
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15-10-2003 (Press Release No. 2003-77) - "We must now “enshrine” principles of cultural diversity “in law by means of a convention”, and similarly, “we need to set out the principles of bioethics in international public law” in a “universally applicable instrument”, declared President of France Jacques Chirac to UNESCO’s 190 Member States, meeting in Paris for the 32nd session of the Organization’s General Conference, presided by Michael Abiola Omolewa of Nigeria.
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09-10-2003 (Press Release No 2003 - 72) - Human genetic data should soon have its own standard-setting instrument: an international declaration setting out the ethical principles that should govern their collection, processing, storage and use. A draft declaration is being examined by UNESCO’s General Conference, which is meeting in Paris for its 32nd session until October 17.
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29-09-2003 () - 29 Sept - 17 Oct 2003
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26-09-2003 () - The project “UNESCO/UNAIDS Youth Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights” will be presented during UNESCO’s 3rd Youth Forum
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08-09-2003 () - Saturday 13 September 2003, from 10 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. at the UNESCO House
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28-08-2003 () - Monday 8 September 2003, at the UNESCO House
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20-08-2003 () - Should Human Cloning be banned?
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25-06-2003 () - On July 1st, 2003, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families has entered into force. A Joint Statement signed by UNESCO, ILO, IOM and OHCHR, as well as the UNESCO Information Kit on the Convention are available on this website.
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23-06-2003 (UNESCO) - The Third Session of the IGBC was held at the UNESCO House in Paris, on 23 and 24 June 2003.
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