THIS yearbook is the first of a series of annual
volumes to be pro- duced by the United Nations Department of Public Information. With nearly a thousand pages it is extremely comprehensive, in- cluding not only the activities of the United Nations from its in- auguration in January, 1946, to July 1, 1947 (the dates officially covered), but a history of its origins and the meetings at Dumbarton Oaks, Yalta and San Francisco which preceded its formation. Pre- sident Roosevelt was responsible for the name ; the form of the organisation was worked out in London in December, 1945. The yearbook has chapters on the different bodies within U.N.—the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, and so on. Part II deals with eleven specialised agencies such as the I.L.O. and U.N.E.S.C.O. ; and Part III consists of appen- dices which include a bibliography and a " Who's Who." Clear diagrams illustrate the inter-relationship of this very complicated group of organisations. Mr. Trygve Lie comments in a foreword that such a yearbook " doe.; serve to bring home the fact that the United Nations is a vital and energetic organism, heavily engaged, day after day, in the practical job of working out the world's problems." Altogether this is a most useful reference book for the serious student, gathering in easy compass and fairly simple language material which before has been available only in pamphlets and reports.
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