Event
Science benefitting society: the role of the right to science. UNESCO Chairs Seminar #5
Scientists and scientific knowledge have been widely praised for helping to combat disease and its consequences, discovering vaccines in record time, but also helping to keep our societies and the economy functioning. Yet, science’s full potential will remain untapped unless there is a steadfast commitment to a human rights-based approach, with the right to science at the centre. UNESCO Chairs, and the academic community more generally, have an invaluable contribution to make in further clarifying the content of the right to science, raising awareness and supporting the translation of scientific evidence into policies.
14 June 2023
UNESCO Chairs Seminar 5: Science Benefitting Society - the role of the right to science
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Location
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
Rooms :
Room VII
Type :
Cat VII – Seminar and training
Arrangement type :
In-Person
Language(s) :
French
English
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Opening remarks
- Ângela Melo, Director, Division for Research, Ethics and Inclusion, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Guest speakers:
- Helle Porsdam, Professor of History and Cultural Rights, UNESCO Chair in Cultural Rights, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, Associate Professor, University of Ghana School of Law, Ghana
- Juan Pablo Bohoslavski, Researcher, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
- Monika Plozza, Research Associate and PhD Candidate at the University of Lucerne Advisor on the Human Right to Science for the Geneva Science Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), Switzerland
