To Strengthen the Ethical Aspects of Knowledge in Society

By: Dora Gyarmathy, Hungarian Radio

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in partnership with UNESCO and ICSU, organized the World Science Forum - Budapest on 10-12 November 2005. The Forum focused on Knowledge, Ethics and Responsibility so the ethical aspects of knowledge and the responsibility of scientists and decision makers in the global society of the 21st century. During the event seven UNESCO Prizes in Science was awarded in Budapest at the opening of the three-days World Science Forum in presence of the UNESCO’s Director-General, Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura.

The Director-General held a press conference. First of all we asked him what UNESCO can really do for the minorities in the globalizing world?

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