UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
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Illiteracy is gendered: women are much more likely to never step inside of a classroom compared to men
By Camilla Carlesi “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” and “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” are the fourth and fifth Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. As of...
An Introspective into Dedicatory Days for Migrants and Refugees
By Madison Silverman Under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, Italy’s stance on migration policy has become increasingly hard-lined and uncompromising. The ramifications of this approach affect all of the Euro Area, and perhaps it is for this...
World Environment Day: taking actions to preserve our environment, our human rights and our health
By Camilla Carlesi On June 5th, World Environment Day was celebrated for the 45th time since its creation in 1974 at the Stockholm Conference on the ‘Human Environment’. The event is recognized worldwide, and is used as a tool to inform and encourage actions to...
Joseph Tham participated in the International Workshop: Ethics of Biomedical Technology and Artificial Intelligence.
On May 31st, our Chair fellow Fr. Joseph Tham participated in the International Workshop: Ethics of Biomedical Technology and Artificial Intelligence. The workshop was organised by Global China Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of...
Global Compact on Migrants and Refugees: the Role of the Church, May 15, 2019.
By Camilla Carlesi “Welcoming, Protecting, Promoting, Integrating” The conference “Global Compact on Migrants and Refugees: the Role of the Church”, hosted on the 15 of May at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, discussed the actions of the Church towards the...
How International Film Networks and Festivals Are Working to Promote Human Rights and Bioethics
By Madison Silverman Art can present itself through a myriad of mediums and can prove to be a very powerful and effective tool for the advancement of human rights and bioethics. One of the most dynamic and potent areas of artistic expression is film, which has the...
Navigating impasses in Bioethics: End of Life, Disability and Mental illness
By Caterina Milo The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights is glad to have supported the publication of the Journal of Disability & Religion Special Issue (3) 2018 on ‘Navigating impasses in Bioethics: End of Life, Disability and Mental illness’. Fr. Gonzalo...
Evangelizing culture through sport and interreligious dialogue: the example of the Vatican cricket team
by P. Sameer Advani - Jose Mathew The Vatican's cricket team, founded in 2014, is made up of priests and seminarians who study and work in Rome and is affiliated with the Pontifical Council for Culture and Sport of the Vatican under Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi. Team...
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