Structure of the League: Special Commissions
History: Cambridge International GCSE The Twentieth Century (Option B), topic 2.1.3
The Special Commissions
The structure of the League of Nations included: the Assembly, the Council, the Special Commissions, the Permanent Court of International Justice, and the Secretariat.
The Special Commission groups
- The Special Commission groups focused on improving humanitarian conditions across the world.
- They focused on things that improved people's standard of living.
- Such as stopping slavery or helping to cure deadly diseases.
Examples of Special Commission groups
- Groups included:
- The Health Commission.
- The Slavery Commission.
- The International Labour Organisation.
- The Commission for Refugees.
Drugs
- There was also a commission to stop the spread and sale of drugs such as opium across the world.
Poverty
- Lots of different special commission groups were set up to try to help some of the people in the poorest countries in the world.
Disarmament
- The Special Commission board also promoted disarmament across the world.
Evaluation
- Special commission groups had lots of success across the world.
- Helping some of the poorest countries and people in the world.
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