Science
This specialised sector focuses on the environment of a social, cultural and economic angle. Globalisation induces complex social transformations that go hand in hand with extreme poverty and the loss of basic human rights. UNESCO aims to identify attendant ethic and social issues, concentrating on the ethics of science and philosophy. A key concern is to develop shared values and scales – an urgent necessity in the age of globalisation. Scientific results are to be applied to national and local policies, and platforms need to be created for a dialogue between scientists and policy-makers.