This memo from the United Nations (Paris, Series No. 31) concerns child welfare and the problems associated with an issue that is identified as maternal deprivation. The involvement of the United Nations and World Health Organization on this issue is discussed, and John Bowlby, the Director of the Children and Parents Department at the Travistock Institute in London, England, speaks to the causes of this issue and its impact on children. Ronald Mackeith, a Children's Specialist, and Sister Audrey Crump, the Ward Sister of the Children's Ward at Guy's Hospital in London, are both featured discussing issue. The speaker explains why WHO is involved in the issue of maternal deprivation, and highlights the organization's Constitution.