UN General Assembly
1946

The Economic and Social Council has held three sessions with exceptionally heavy agendas. It has tackled problems arising out of the war, such as the refugee question and the reconstruction of devastated areas. By progressing beyond the stage of repairing the havoc of the past, it has already made a considerable contribution to the establishment of a more equitable economic order in the world and better social conditions for the workers of all countries. It has taken to granting generous scope to the discussion of the various proposals based on such conceptions, and the free debates which have ensued have often proved very fruitful. The Economic and Social Council has furthermore set up important permanent Commissions as an extension of its. own activity. At the same time, it has begun and continued the work of developing the specialized agencies.