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