Genetic Privacy and Non-Discrimination

E/RES/2012/20View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 14i Genetic privacy and non-discrimination, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2002–2012

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2012	E/RES/2012/20	Genetic privacy and non-discrimination	176	—
2005	E/RES/2004/9	Genetic privacy and non-discrimination	—	—
2002	E/RES/2001/39	Genetic privacy and non-discrimination	—	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Human Genetics Right to Privacy

What’s in this document?

3 operative paragraphs

Recognizes the diversity of existing initiatives undertaken by various organizations within and outside the United Nations system and geared to safeguarding human rights from the potential misuse of genetic information for discriminatory purposes;

Invites the Inter-Agency Committee on Bioethics to continue to address regularly the issue of genetic privacy and non-discrimination in order to identify areas for concerted or joint efforts, as well as major gaps and constraints that need to be addressed for enhanced cooperation in this field;

Decides to delete from its agenda the sub-item entitled “Genetic privacy and non-discrimination”.

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