74. The World Bank has also developed its own structure of basic indicators. Those used are: (1) Population; (2) Total area; (3) GNP; (4) GNP per capita; (5) Average annual rate of inflation; (6) Life expectancy at birth. 75. On the basis of the current use of indicators by the World Bank, over 800 parliamentarians from five countries have recently signed a request to the President of the Bank urging that increased use be made of social indicators and arguing that "the conditions of the poor can best be measured by social indicators such as the mortality rate of children under five; life expectancy; access to safe water; the adult literacy rate, particularly among women; and the proportion of children suffering from malnutrition". 48/ 76. It should be reiterated that WHO uses certain core indicators in the evaluation and monitoring of the Programme of Health for All by the Year 2000, as discussed above. 49/ 77. These few examples reveal that what one agency considers as core indicators is not always viewed as such by other agencies. Obviously, the purpose and mandate of a particular organization will at least in part determine which indicators are seen as "core" and which are not. This same rule will inevitably apply to human rights organs wishing to incorporate indicators into their own work. Yet, before addressing these points further, it may be useful to look at some other related issues. 78. Any analysis of core indicators would not be complete without at least a mention of basic needs. The 1976 World Employment Conference of ILO defined basic needs as constituting two elements: "First, they include certain minimum requirements of a family for private consumption: adequate food, shelter and clothing, as well as certain household equipment and furniture. Second, they include essential 
**Analysis**
The text discusses various indicators used by international organizations, such as the World Bank and WHO, to measure development and health outcomes. It also mentions the importance of social indicators in measuring the well-being of the poor and the concept of basic needs. These themes suggest that the text is related to the fields of economic development, health, and employment.

**Category**
Health, Economic development