Organizations

By Type: International

Security and Defence Agenda (SDA)

“The Security and Defence Agenda (SDA) has established itself as the only regular forum in Brussels where NATO and the EU, industries and academia, political figures and journalists gather to discuss the future of European and transatlantic defence policies. The SDA also serves as a networking centre of defence-related think tanks around Europe.”

Website:
http://www.securitydefenceagenda.org/
Phone:
+32 (0) 2 737 9148
Address:
Bibliotheque Solvay 137 rue Belliard 1040 Brussels Belgium

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

“The objectives of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s research are: to promote transparency in security and arms control; to contribute to conflict prevention and resolution; [and] to disseminate information to the broader public.” Its “CBW Project studies developments relating to actual, alleged or potential uses of chemical and biological methods of warfare and the  Read More »

Website:
http://www.sipri.org/
Phone:
+46 (0) 8 655 9700
Address:
Signalistgatan 9 SE-169 70 Solna Sweden

Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

TWAS is the academy of science for the developing world. TWAS has supported scientific research in 100 countries in the South through a variety of work programs while working in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), International Council for Science (ICSU), International  Read More »

Website:
http://www.twas.org/
Phone:
+39 040 2240 - 327
Address:
ICTP Campus, Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste, Italy

United Nations (UN)

The UN serves as a centre for harmonizing the actions of independent nations. In order to achieve that harmonization, the UN is broken up into six main bodies: the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Trusteeship Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat. Combined with the UN programmes,  Read More »

Code of Ethics: UNESCO Declaration on Science and the Use of Scientific Knowledge

Text adopted by the World Conference on Science. 1 July 1999. Definitive version

World Medical Association (WMA)

The World Medical Association (WMA) is an international organization representing physicians. It was founded on 17 September 1947, when physicians from 27 different countries met at the First General Assembly of the WMA in Paris. The organization was created to ensure the independence of physicians, and to work for the highest possible standards of ethical  Read More »

Code of Ethics: WMA Declaration of Washington on Biological Weapons