ECOSOC AND FORCED LABOUR

Of the six principal organs of the United Nations, the Economie and Social Council (ECOSOC) is next only in importance to the General Assembly and the Security Council, the other organs being the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice and the Secretariat. In the Preamble of the Charter of the United Nations, we find mention made of the peoples of the United Nations reaffirming faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of human person r in the equal rights of men and women and of nations, large and small. The ECOSOC attempts to secure the co-operation of various nations in solving international problems of economic, social, cultural and educational character and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all.