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2. The Economic and Employment
Commission (Which advises the
Council on how to fight depressions,
promote higher standards of living
and full employmenD advised its
parent body on its Forthcoming dis
cussion of reconstruction of war
devasted areas keystone in the
overall problem of stability. In this
connection the Council has been
asked to give prompt and favorable
consideration to the establishment
Of economic commissions for Europe
and for Asia and the Far East.
Recommendation for the European
Economic Commission grew out of
an extensive 1916 study of the recon-
struction problems Of devastated
Europe. The commissions purpose
would be to help Europe solve her
postwar economic problems. One of
its most important functions would
be to check on all countries plans
and make those plans known to all,
so that each country could thereby
shape It's program.
Statistical Meeting Called.
The Economic and Employment
Commission submitted some guiding
principles for the projected economic
commission for Europe. But it
recommended that consideration of
the Economic Commission for Asia
and the Far East await completion
Of report (now in process) on the
reconstruction problems Of that
region. Finally 1t advised consider
alton OF reconstruction work in North
Africa and Ethiopia.
3. The statistical commission ad-
vised the Council to call a world
statistical congress In Washington
next September when leading statis-
ticians of the world will be there for
other gatherings. U. N. planners for
world reconstruction and develop
ment are handicapped by the lack Of
dependable statistics on population.
national wealth, labor force, etc,
without which it Is impossible to
plan wisely The purpose Of the
congress would be to inform world
staticians Of U. N. needs.
4. The Transport and Communi-
cations Commission called for an
other international fall conference
to establish a world shipping organ
ization of consultative and advisory
character.
1t also recommended an interna-
tional conference for the creation of
q European inland transport organ
ization to coordinate and advise
governments on all forms Of inland
transportation. Finally it advised
study on the desirability of an In
ternational inland transport organi-
Zation for Asia and the Americas.
5. The Social Commission, which
Is in charge of the new interna-
tional children's emergency fund,
urged the Council and the funds
board to give first priority to rails
ing funds from Government and
non-Government sources for work
formerly undertaken by UNRRA SO
that the fund may carry on its
work.
Child Health Problem.
The fund was established last year
to help millions of children and
adolescents who suffered from Nazi
and japanese aggression, to aid
those who have been receiving aid
from UNRRA (Which lapsed in
Europe at the end of 1946 and will
lapse in the Far East March 81 and
to improve the health of children all
over the world.
6. The population commission
foresaw a great need for more infor-
nation on current population trends
as means of helping the huge pop
ulation increase likely in the next
two decades. 1t urged that the q. N.
outline a plan of study Of over
population problems and beginning
in ls4s) publish a special population
yearbook.
7. The Narcotics Commission con-
sidered limitation Of production Of
raw materials for the manufacture
of drugs and the abolition of opium
smoking in the Far East and has
submitted suggestions to the Coun-
Gil.
The Council will also consider a
draft protocol to international con-
ventions, approved by the Assembly,
providing for the transfer to the
U. N. of the league narcotics control
system.
8. The Commission on the Status
of Women made recommendations
on two points.
a. How to bring to life the
principle expressed in the Assembly
which recommended that
all member states which have not
done so, give women the same polit-
ical rights as men;
b. How to create a worldwide
favorable public opinion for equal
rights for women.
Besides these questions, the Coun-
Gil will have to wrestle with that
most perplexing question-housing. =
1t has been asked to study the de-
STABILITY of an international con-
ference Of experts, which would con-
'ider establishing some kind Of in
mechanism to collate in
formation and lay down guiding
principles for research.
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