Ethics of Science and Technology
Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC)
The Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee IGBC was created in 1998 under Article 11 of the Statutes of the International Bioethics Committee IBC It is composed of 36 Member States whose representatives meet at least once every two years to examine the advice and recommendations of the IBC It informs the IBC of its opinions and submits these opinions along with proposals for followup of the IBCs work to UNESCOs DirectorGeneral for transmission to Member States the Executive Board and the General Conference