UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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Contagia Alegría
By Camila Salcedo The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights works in association with the program Contagia Alegría, which organizes free clown therapy for patients with chronic diseases. In the last few months, Contagia Alegría had an encounter with the...
BINCA’s 5th Anniversary
by Nicole Hilbert Alcántara The interdisciplinary group of ‘’Clinical Bioethics and Neuroethics of Anahuac University’’, previously known as ‘’Bioethics and Clinical Neuroethics and Investigation Anahuac’’, celebrated its fifth anniversary on Friday 20th of September,...
UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights has been renewed for other 4 years
We are proud to share some words of the letter received from Borhene Chakroun, Director of Education Sector Division for policies and lifelong learning Systems (UNESCO). "In light of the very good results achieved by the above-mentioned Chair, confirmed by the...
MASTERCLASS IN NEUROBIOETHICS: Neurobioethics and Artificial Intelligence – III Edition
THE PROJECT AND ITS GOALS The Neurobioethics Interdisciplinary Research Group (GdN) at the Athenaeum Pontificium Regina Apostolorum (APRA) of Rome, inspired by the recent achievements made in the field of neurobioethics, robotics and technology, will dedicate its...
70th birthday of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 30 cartoons bring life to Human Rights
By Camilla Carlesi On the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on 10 December 1948, the UN Human Rights Office, together with the Cartoon Movement, opened a cartoon contest which selected 30 images out of the more than 500 submissions...
World Refugee Day
By Serena Montefusco Last June 20th was World Refugee Day, an occasion for which the Argentinian Embassy to the Holy See organized a morning of reflection on the issue of migration at the headquarters of the Communication Department of the Vatican with a focus on the...
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...