International encouragement of scientific research into the control of cancerous diseases

UN General Assembly, International encouragement of scientific research into the control of cancerous diseases, A/RES/1398, UN General Assembly, 20 November 1959, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1959/en/7354 [accessed 25 March 2025]
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XIV. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
1398. International encouragement of scientific research into the control of cancerous diseases

The General Assembly, Considering that cancerous diseases are at present among the diseases most dangerous to mankind, Recognizing the general desire of all mankind to eliminate wide-spread cancerous diseases, Noting with approval the useful work carried out by the World Health Organization, the International Union against Cancer and national organizations for the control of cancerous diseases, Recognizing further that the national and international efforts so far undertaken for the control of cancerous diseases have not yielded sufficiently effective results, Wishing to encourage further scientific efforts in this field in all countries and international institutions,

1. Decides to institute suitable prizes of a total value of $100,000 - the prizes to be known as United Nations prizes - to be awarded for the most outstanding scientific research work in the causes and control of cancerous diseases, and requests the Secretary-General to arrange for the awarding of the prizes during the next four years, on the recommendation of the World Health Organization, and to renew this award periodically as long as it is considered necessary;

2. Invites the World Health Organization to consider, in accordance with article IV of the Agreement between the United Nations and the World Health Organization, what further steps may be taken to encourage efforts in the field of the control of cancerous diseases;

3. Also invites the World Health Organization to seek the full support and scientific advice of the International Union against Cancer for this purpose;

4. Requests the World Health Organization to inform the United Nations General Assembly as soon as possible of the progress achieved in the control of cancerous diseases.

841st plenary meeting,
20 November 1959.
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