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A TENTATIVE draft constitution for a United Nations Organization for Educational and Cultural Reconstruction was accepted by the Conference of Allied Ministers of Education at a meeting on April 19. If adopted by the Allied and Associated Governments, it will permit joint efforts in this field in line with parallel work already being developed by the Food Conference and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. The projected Organization would direct its activities at first to the emergency work of restoring the educational systems and the cultural institutions destroyed by the Axis Powers. Experience gained in carryingout these emergency tasks would create a basis for lasting international co-operation in educational and cultural fields. The proposed constitution was drafted at two open meetings convened by the Conference of Allied Ministers of Education and the American Education Delegation, led by Congressman Fulbright, which came to London early this month to work out plans for American collaboration with the Conference. The meetings were attended by representatives of all member and observer States currently interested in the Conference and were presided over by Mr. Fulbright. The device of holding open meetings enabled all representatives present to participate fully, equally and without prejudice to their positions in the Conference.
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United Nations Educational Reconstruction Plans. Nature 153, 520–521 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153520c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/153520c0