International Encouragement of Scientific Research Into the Control of Cancerous Diseases

A/RES/1398(XIV)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1960.

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3 subjects

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

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;

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;

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

General Auembly-Fourteenth See■ion

Requests the World Health Organization to consideration of the draft International Covenants on inform the United Nations General Assembly as soon Human Rights. as possible of the progress achieved in the control of

10 December 1959.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

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What’s in this document?

General Auembly-Fourteenth See■ion

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