A Permanent International Scientific Commission

First session of UN's permanent Social Commission.

*Bureau of Public Assistance, Technical Training Service. Miss Lally, formerly welfare consultant with UNRRA in England, France, and Germany, was technical adviser to the United States representative at the Social Commission meetings. Vital decisions on pressing emergent problems and the necessity for laying the foundation for long-range planning for international organization in the social fie...

International Commission on Radiological Protection

When the radiation source is under control contaminated areas may remain. Authorities will often implement all necessary protective measures to allow people to continue to live there rather than abandoning these areas. In this case the Commission continues to recommend choosing reference levels in the band of 1 to 20 mSv per year, with the long-term goal of reducing reference levels to 1 mSv pe...

Inter - American Tropical Tuna Commission Scientific Meeting

Promoting international collaboration throughthe International Commission on Occupational Health

As a leading international organization of occupational health professionals, the International Commission on Occupational Health, known by its acronym ICOH in English or CIST in French, is fully committed to promoting international collaboration in the field of occupational health. Founded in 1906, ICOH continues its longstanding work, with the main emphasis on fostering the scientific progres...

The International Whaling Commission—Beyond Whaling

Since its establishment in 1946 as the international body intended tomanagewhaling, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has expanded its areas of interest to ensure the wider conservation of whales. Several key conservation topics have been taken forward under its auspices including climate change, chemical and noise pollution, marine debris and whale watching. Work on each of these topi...