The Lebanese Women's League has received from one of its members, Mrs. Eva Badr Malik, wife of the Honorable Minister Plenipotentiary of Lebanon in Washington, the complete text of the report submitted by the "Commission for the Study of the Status of Women" to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations Organization, together with a commentary upon it from her pen.

The Woman's Voice has seen fit to begin by publishing the commentary, to be followed, in the next issue, by the publication of this report, which is counted a historic document that every lady would do well to read and ponder.

Lebanon's voice has become heard and respected among the United Nations thanks to the efforts of its representatives in San Francisco, London, and New York. Lebanon has been appointed to the council that is to study economic and social affairs, which is holding its meetings now in New York beginning May 25; Lebanon is represented on it by the Honorable Dr. Charles Malik, Lebanon's Minister Plenipotentiary in Washington, accompanied by Mr. George Hakim.

From this council branch several committees and subcommittees, which study various problems, draw up their reports on them, and then submit them to this council for its approval and ratification. Most of these committees held their meetings during the past weeks in preparation for the council's sessions. Among the committees attached to the council is "the Committee for the Study of Human Rights," and attached to this latter committee is a subcommittee for the study of the status of woman. It was a great pride for Lebanon, and for the women of Lebanon especially, that Lebanon was appointed, along with certain other states, to this committee for the study of the status of woman; and Miss Angela Jurdak was elected, on the basis of her personal excellence and competence, to represent

Lebanon as a member of the committee. She played her part most admirably and gave proof of an ability and an intelligence that won the respect and confidence of the committee's members, who elected her secretary of the committee and recorder of the minutes of its sessions; and it is she who composed the final report that will be submitted to the council, through the "Human Rights" committee, for approval. All this was a great honor that raised Lebanon's name and drew eyes toward it; our women may rightly take pride in it and praise Miss Jurdak's efforts. And here we now hasten to send this commit-tee's report to the Lebanese Women's League, to be published in The Woman's

Voice before it is laid before the "Economic and Social Council," so that our awakening ladies may examine it and keep abreast of the course of these world events. We shall bring them news of all the developments of this important international women's movement and of what the Economic and Social Council will decide concerning the report, for we know that the Lebanese woman is fully prepared for international women's cooperation — and because she is, as we have declared repeatedly, well acquainted with all the problems and dangers that threaten woman's very being, and eager to do her national duty in raising the standing of woman in our country and in joining with the women of the world in raising the social level generally and in preserving peace.

Miss Jurdak was absent from her post at the Legation in Washington for three weeks to take part in the work of the "Women's Committee," which held its official meetings at Hunter College in New York City from April 29 to May 13 under the chairmanship of Mrs. Bodil Begtrup, the representative of Denmark.

Two days ago Miss Jurdak returned to Washington carrying the reports and the news of international women's efforts and of Lebanon's role in those historic meetings. We had lunch together at the Legation, and I sat drawing that news from her eagerly, so as to convey it as quickly as possible to our gracious ladies, full of admiration for her success and for how well she has represented us.

Miss Jurdak said that the members of this committee numbered no more than seven, and that they had

resolved to enlarge the committee and to invite other states to the coming meetings, in order to obtain broader points of view on the ques-tion of woman. As for the members whom the Secretariat of the United Nations selected for this first meeting, they are — besides Miss Jurdak — Mrs. Bodil Begtrup of Denmark, president of the Danish Women's Union; she is also her govern-ment's official delegate for the supervision of Danish films in her country, and was one of the delegates from her gov-ernment to the meeting of the General Assembly

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