A/RES/53/152 Page 2 Seeking to promote scientific and technical progress in the fields of biology and genetics in a manner respectful of fundamental rights and for the benefit of all, Emphasizing, in this regard, the importance of international cooperation in order to ensure that mankind as a whole benefits from the life sciences, while seeking to prevent them from being used for any purpose other than the good of mankind, Recalling the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights5 and the accompanying resolution on its implementation,6 both adopted on 11 November 1997 by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its twenty-ninth session, Recognizing the importance of the process of follow-up to the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights within the framework of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Convinced of the need to develop a life-sciences ethic at the national and international levels, Endorses the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on 11 November 1997. 85th plenary meeting 9 December 1998 5 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Records of the General Conference, Twentyninth Session, vol. I, Resolutions, resolution 16. 6 Ibid., resolution 17.