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The line of advance adopted, for the future; to include measures to consolidate the achievements of the past by exercising stricter control over the application of ratified Conventions, "by providing for the supply of information on unratified Conventions, as well as for periodical reports on Recommendations, and by emphasizing the fundamental importance of punctual submission of Conventions (and Recommendations) to the competent authorities. In conclusion, we desire to record the good will and co-operation that existed between the whole of the members of the delegation. APPENDIX I.—RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE MAINTENANCE OF FULL EMPLOYMENT DURING THE PERIOD OF INDUSTRIAL REHABILITATION AND RECONVERSION (ADOPTED ON 3rd NOVEMBER, 1945) Whereas the Charter of the United Nations provides that, with a view to the creation of conditions of stability and well-being which are necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations, based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, the United Nations shall promote, among other things, higher standards of living and full employment and conditions of economic and social progress and development; and "Whereas the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund provide that one of the purposes of the Fund is " to facilitate the expansion and balanced growth of international trade and to contribute thereby to the promotion and maintenance of high levels of employment and real income and to the development of the pro-productive resources of all members as primary objectives of economic policy "; and Whereas the Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development provide that one of the purposes of the bank is " to promote the long-range balanced growth of international trade and the maintenance of equilibrium in balances of payments by encouraging international investment for the development of the productive resources of members, thereby assisting in raising productivity, the standard of living, and conditions of labour in their territories and "Whereas the General Conference of the International Labour Organization has recognized in the Declaration of Philadelphia the solemn obligation of the Organization to further among the nations of the world programmes which will achieve full employment -and the raising of standards of living, and policies in regard to wages and earnings, hours, and other conditions of work calculated to.ensure a just share of the fruits of progress to .all, and a minimum living wage to all employed and in need of such protection; and Whereas the Conference has also affirmed in the Declaration of Philadelphia that all human beings, irrespective of race, creed, or sex, have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity, of economic security and equal opportunity, and that the attainment of the conditions in which this shall be possible must constitute the central aim of national and international policy, and has further affirmed that, it is a responsibility of the International Labour Organization to examine and consider all international economic and financial policies and measures in the light of this fundamental objective; , and Whereas the Conference at its Twenty-sixth Session adopted the Employment (Transition from War to Peace) Recommendation, 1944, the Employment Service Recommendation, 1944, the Public Works (National Planning) Recommendation, 1944, and the Social Security (Armed Forces) Recommendation, 1944, which provide for measures to facilitate the re-employment of demobilized members of the Armed Forces, discharged war workers," and all persons

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