Event

13th Session of the IGBC / 30th Session of the IBC / 13th Session of COMEST

The 13th Ordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC) will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 18 and 19 September 2023 in Room IX. This Session will be held in conjunction with the public meetings of the 30th Ordinary Session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) and the 13th Ordinary Session of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST).

The session will bring together experts, government and civil society representatives and UN organizations to engage in the reflections led by the IBC and COMEST for 2022-2023 on the Principle of Solidarity and Cooperation, the Ethics of Climate Engineering, as well as the lessons learnt and the relations between science and society in the context of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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18 September 2023 - 19 September 2023
Event
Public meeting of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC), the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC) and the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST)
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Location
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
Rooms :
Room XI
Type :
Cat II – Intergovernmental meeting, other than international conference of States
Arrangement type :
Hybrid
Language(s) :
Russian
French
Spanish
English
Arabic

Through their research, analysis, and consultations, the ethics advisory bodies of UNESCO – the IBC, IGBC and COMEST - contribute to a better understanding of contemporary ethical challenges across various domains, ensuring that UNESCO remains at the forefront of ethical discourse and contributes to the development of a more ethically conscious and sustainable world.

These sessions hold special significance as we will celebrate the 25th anniversary of both the IGBC and COMEST, along with the 30th anniversary of the IBC. Over the past three decades, science and technology have reshaped our societies at an incredible pace. In light of these advancements, global ethics has played an indispensable role in upholding our rights, dignity and freedom and in establishing normative frameworks for the benefit of all. To celebrate the unique mandate of UNESCO in this field, two special panels will be held on 18 September 2023 at the opening of the Session.

The private meetings of the 30th Ordinary Session of the IBC and the 13th Ordinary Session of COMEST will be held on 19 (afternoon), 20, 21 and 22 September 2023.

The working languages for the session will be English and French. All relevant documents will be prepared in these two languages and will be made available on this webpage prior to the meeting.

Information Documents

Working Documents (all sessions)

  • Provisional agendas (available soon)
  • Provisonal programme (available soon)

Working Documents (IBC Session)

  • Draft Report of the IBC on the Lessons Learnt from the COVID-19 Pandemic (available soon)
  • Draft Report of the IBC on the Principle of Solidarity and Cooperation (available soon)

Working Documents (COMEST Sessions)

  • Draft Report on Revisiting the Relations Between Science and Society in the Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic (available soon)
  • Draft Report on the Ethics of Climate Engineering (available soon)

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