Relations
with the united nations and other international organizations
The Conference
RESOLVES
:
1.
That, in pursuance of Article XIII of the Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization (which provides that the Organization l shall constitute a part of any general international organization to which may be entrusted the coordination of the activities of international organizations with specialized responsibilities), and in accordance with Article 57 of the Charter of the United Nations (which provides that the specialized agencies shall be brought into relation with the United Nations), the Organization shall, without prejudice to its purposes and limitations as set out in the Constitution, so order its procedure and practice as to achieve the closest relationship with the United Nations and the other specialized agencies established in connection therewith.
2.
That, in order to give effect to the provision of paragraph 1, the
Director-General
shall, with the approval of the Executive Committee, negotiate agreements between the Organization and the
United Nations
and other specialized agencies established in connection therewith.
3.
That, as provided by Article XII of the Constitution, the Organization shall take the fullest advantage of any common services made available to the specialized agencies by the United Nations.
4.
That the
Director-General
, with the approval of the
Executive Committee
,
(a)
shall examine the question of the relationship between the Organization and other intergovernmental organizations having related responsibilities;
(b)
shall, in view of the fact that the closest possible cooperation is needed with nongovernmental international organizations which may be of assistance to the Organization in achieving its fundamental objectives, particularly the improvement of the standard of living of all workers, consider the methods by which such cooperation may best be established; and
(c)
shall report thereon to the next Session of the
Conference
.