UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
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RETHINKING SURROGACY: PHILOSOPHICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND BIOMEDICAL INSIGHTS
Free Webinar - 28 February 2026 (09:00 AM - 02:00 PM) Surrogacy has become a major scientific, ethical, and social issue today. On 28 February 2026, a free webinar will brings together experts from the philosophical, psychological, and medical fields to explore the...
Still Humans – Art, Humanity & Bioethics
Alsama Projet: Still Humans – Art, Humanity & Bioethics Press Release II by Renata S Beman (PhD) We are one step closer to our exhibition – Thank you! “It all started when I saw the Alsama project in a report by Sky News” This was the phase that opened our video a...
SEMINAR “The Economy at the Service of Integral Development – Acting Together to Leave No One Behind”
by Beatriz García Pereña, intern of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights On September 30, interns from the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights participated in the seminar “The Economy at the Service of Integral Development – Acting Together to Leave No...
Storie di Nascite Difficili: scienza ed etica in neonatologia
21 novembre 2025 • IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo” – Trieste (Italia) L’iniziativa nasce dalle tematiche esplorate nel corso dell’anno dal Comitato Etico per la Pratica Clinica dell’IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo” di Trieste. In chiusura della Settimana Mondiale della...
Launching the Medicine & Society Program: A Journey Through Bioethics, Culture, and Care in the Heart of Rome
This May 2025, the University of Houston Honors College is proud to launch a transformative study abroad opportunity — the Medicine & Society Program, in partnership with the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights. Hosted in the Eternal City of Rome, this...
Fr. Prof. Joseph Tham at the Catholic Institute of Bioethics, Catholic University of Korea
On May 23, 2025, Fr. Prof. Joseph Tham, Chair Fellow, will introduce 1) the topic of CRISPR during the 2025 Special Lecture of the Nicholas Cardinal Cheong Graduate School for Life, Catholic University of Korea; on May 25, 2025, he will present 2) "The Meaning of the...
The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights responds to the Call for input to the thematic report of the UN Special Rapporteur on surrogacy and violence against women and girls.
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem ALSALEM, will present her report on surrogacy to the General Assembly at its 80th session in October 2025. Responding to her call (see here), the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights sent in its...
Online the new IES platform
Knowing digital soft skills, ethics and new technologies, and Generation Z to counter educational and digital poverty. The IES Toolkit platform, a free and interactive space designed for the 'empowerment of educators trainers, social workers and students, is now...
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