UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), 52nd Session: The Impact of Obstetric Fistula and Economic Empowerment
52nd Annual UN Conference on The Status of Women
Date: Monday, March 3, 2008, 11:45 AM-1:15 PM
Location: 777 United Nations Plaza 10th floor New York, NY 10017
On March the 3rd, 2008, at 777 United Nations Plaza, 10th Floor, the IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics, the NGO Health Committee, the Working Group on Girls of the …

Organ Transplantation and Organ Trafficking
In Collaboration with the UN and the Council of Europe: Organ Transplantation and Organ Trafficking
Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 6:00-8:00PM
Location: 777 UN Plaza 2nd Floor New York, NY 10017
The IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics in NYC co-sponsored by the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women (OSAGI) and the Council of Europe held a panel discussion on organ trafficking and transplantation.

For …

Annual Conference, Human Rights for the 21st Century: Rights of the Person to Technological Self-Determination
Human Rights for the 21st Century
Date: Friday to Sunday, May 11-13, 2007
Location: 777 UN Plaza 2nd Floor New York City, NY
10017
The IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics and The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies presented Human Rights for the 21st Century: Rights of the Person to Technological
Self-Determination.
Keynote speaker: Jonathan D. Moreno Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the Center …

UN Commission on the Status of Women 51st Session (CSW): Health and Empowerment and the Impact of HIV/AIDS Epidemic Worldwide and Female Genital Mutilation in African Diaspora Communities
Health and Empowerment and the impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide and Female Genital Mutilation in African Diaspora Communities
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 12:00 -1:45 PM
Location: 777 UN Plaza New York, NY 10017
The panel discussed the health and empowerment of women, focusing on the …

Organ Trafficking and Transplantation: Human Rights Crisis
As a non-governmental organization with UN consultative status, IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics interacts in various ways with diverse UN bodies including the Office of the Gender Advisor of the Secretary General (OSAGI), the Human Rights Committee, Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
On June 6, 2006 Dr. Ana Lita, Director …

Annual Conference, Is There a Global Bioethics? Moral, Legal, and International Norms in Bioscience
Date: Friday-Sunday, April 21-23, 2006
Location: 777 UN Plaza New York, NY 10017
Taking a broad and cross-disciplinary approach to addressing medical and bio-technological issues in contemporary society, conference topics include ethics and religion, humanist and ethical views on science and the public, and the development of biotechnology and its ethical implications. Through paper presentations and panel discussions, the …

Our Challenge: Voices for Peace, Partnerships and Renewal
Date: September 9, 2005, 1:15 – 2:45 PM
Location: United Nations
Dr. Robert Buckman, chair of the Advisory Board, and Ana Lita, Director of the IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics, participated in the DPI/NGO conference at the United Nations entitled “Our Challenge: Voices for Peace, Partnerships and Renewal” on September 9th, 2005.
Dr. Robert Buckman is the President of the Humanist Association of Canada. He presented the …

Beyond Cloning: Bioethicists Reconsider the Terms of the Debate
Beyond Cloning
Date: September 26, 2005, 5:30-8:00 PM
Location: 777 UN Plaza 2nd Floor New York, NY 10017
The IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics announces its first panel discussion featuring Senator Liz Krueger, Professor Glenn McGee, Professor Stuart Newman, and Professor Udo Schuklenk.
Senator Liz Krueger will discuss how to formulate public policy while balancing ethical, societal and medical considerations. Professor Glenn McGee will discuss the nature …

Annual Conference, Bioethics: A Humanist Approach to Global Ethical Implications of Biotech Advances
Date: Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, 2005
Location: 777 UN Plaza New York, NY 10017
The inaugural conference of the Appignani Humanist Center for Bioethics will reflect the international dimensions of current debates on stem cells research, human cloning, human and food genetic engineering, the spread of HIV/AIDS, organ procurement, euthanasia and abortion in light of recent scientific developments and …