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international bodies as may be entrusted with a share of the responsibility " for " the ,fuller and broader utilization of the world's productive resources necessary for the achievement of these objectives " and for " the promotion of the health, education, and well-being of all peoples "; and Whereas the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, meeting in London in its Ninety-fourth Session, adopted unanimously on 25th January, 1945, a statement affirming the desire of the International Labour Organization for association with the general international Organization then contemplated: and Whereas this statement was conveyed by the International Labour Organization to the United Nations Conference on International Organization at San Francisco: and Whereas the Governing Body of the International Labour Office has expressed, its desire that all the members of the United Nations should lie associated with the work of the International Labour Organization.: The General Conference of the International Labour Organization:— 1. Welcomes the entry into force of the Charter of the United Nations and pledges the full co-operation of the International Labour Organization with the United Nations in pursuance of the objectives set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, the Constitution of the International Labour Organization, and the Declaration of Philadelphia. 2. Expresses the keen satisfaction, of the International Labour Organization that the Charter provides that the United Nations shall promote—(a) higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress and development; (b) solutions of international economic, social, health, and related problems, and international cultural and educational co-operation; and (c) universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion, and embodies a pledge by all members of the United Nations to take joint and separate action in co-operation with the United Nations for the achievement of these purposes. 3. Confirms the desire of the International Labour Organization to enter into relationship with the United Nations on terms, to be determined by agreement, which will permit the International Labour Organization, in which the representatives of workers and employers enjoy equal status with those of Governments, to co-operate fully for the attainment of these ends, while retaining the authority essential for the discharge of its responsibilities under the Constitution of the Organization and the Declaration of Philadelphia; and 4. Authorizes the Governing Body of the International Labour Office to enter, subject to the approval of the Conference, into such agreements with the appropriate authorities of the United Nations as may be necessary or desirable for this purpose. APPENDIX 11.—RESOLUTION CONCERNING RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL BODIES (ADOPTED ON 3rd NOVEMBER, 1945) The General Conference of the International Labour OrganizationWelcomes the progress made to assure close collaboration between the International Labour Organization and other public international organizations in pursuance of paragraph 3 of the Resolution concerning the Constitution and constitutional practice of the Organization and its relationship with other international bodies adopted by the Conference at its Twenty-sixth Session; and

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