Baku to host 18th session of UNESCO`s IBC

Baku, May 25 (AzerTAc). 18th session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) of UNESCO will be held here on May 31-June 2.
The principle of respect for human vulnerability and personal integrity, as set forth in Article eight of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights (2005), issues on human cloning and international governance, as well as, traditional medicine and its ethical implications will be at the heart of this session.
IBC will strive to finalize its work on Article eight of the Declaration and on the issue of human cloning, and will continue its reflection on traditional medicine. The Committee will also finalize its work programme for 2012-2013 and elect its new Bureau.
Moreover, an entire day will be devoted to “Bioethics in Eastern Europe: Experiences, perspectives and new ethical challenges”.
Created in 1993, the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) is a body of 36 independent experts that follows progress in the life sciences and its applications in order to ensure respect for human dignity and freedom. It has been prominent in developing Declarations with regard to norms of bioethics that are regarded as soft law but are nonetheless influential in shaping the deliberations, for example, of research ethics committees (or Institutional review board) and health policy.