At its 44th plenary meeting, on 22 July 2003, the Economic and Social Council decided to postpone the consideration of the question of genetic privacy and nondiscrimination to its substantive session of 2004 to allow for a thorough review of this matter and its implications on ethical, legal, medical, employment-related and other aspects of social
life, on the basis, inter alia, of the report of the Secretary- General requested by the Council in its resolution 2001/39 of 26 July 2001.40
