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165 EX / Decision 3.4.3 (2002)
Recommendations of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and
Technology (COMEST)

(165 EX/13 and 165 EX/51 Part I)
The Executive Board,

1. Having examined document 165 EX/13,

2. Taking note of the work already accomplished by the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST),

3. Welcomes the contribution that COMEST has made so far to the reinforcement of the Organization’s ethical mission, especially in the field of the ethics of science and technology, which is one of the five main priorities for UNESCO’s programme and lies at the heart of the Medium-Term Strategy for 2002-2007;

4. Takes note of the recommendations of COMEST in regard to the ethics of freshwater, the ethics of energy and the ethics of outer space;

5. Appreciates the cooperation existing between UNESCO, COMEST and the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS);

6. Appreciates also the cooperation existing between UNESCO, COMEST and the International Council for Science (ICSU) in regard to the ethics of the environment and sustainable development;

7. Requests the Director-General to pursue this international cooperation and to carry out an in-depth study of the report and the recommendations adopted by COMEST at its second session (Berlin, 17-19 December 2001), in accordance with the priorities established in documents 31 C/4 and 31 C/5;

8. Invites the Director-General to submit to it at its 166th session, and to the General
Conference at its 32nd session, a report on the work done by COMEST since its second session and proposals for evaluating the impact of the activities of COMEST;

9. Calls upon States, organizations and institutions to promote and strengthen reflection
on the ethics of science and technology in order to ensure that humanity can benefit from scientific discoveries and technological progress in a harmonious way;

10. Invites the Director-General to convey the terms of this decision as well as observations and proposals made by Members of the Executive Board at its 165th session in this regard to the Chairperson of COMEST.




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