UNESCO body meets in Azerbaijan to address ethical challenges
BAKU – The 18th session of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee opened in Baku on Tuesday. Topics on the agenda are bioethics in Eastern Europe, human vulnerability, human cloning and traditional medicine.
The participant of the three-day session, Deputy Director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute Vasunna Monik, in interview to AzerTAc news agency said that the idea to hold a forum in Baku belongs to First Lady of Azerbaijan, UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador, President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva.
Monik emphasized that the session has brought together many distinguished bioethics experts from around the world, who will exchange views on various experiences and perspectives, and address the new ethical challenges raised by today`s fast evolving biomedical science and biotechnology research.
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