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Help. Peace organizations are part of the Peace movement Subcategories. This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total. Peace ...
They are distinguished from organizations concerned only with removing nuclear weapons from war, though those organization may call for suspension of hostilities as well. Other organizations include those that deal with other concerns, but have a strong pacifist element. Pacifist organizations: American Friends Service Committee
In order to facilitate organized, determined, and principled opposition to the wars, people have often founded anti-war organizations. These groups range from temporary coalitions which address one war or pending war, to more permanent structured organizations which work to end the concept of war and the factors which lead to large-scale destructive conflicts.
International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA) is a global non-governmental organization and a participant of the United Nations Global Compact.Its objective is to promote peace and harmony in various local communities across the globe and to ensure that the aims and objectives of the United Nations in the maintenance of global peace is being achieved.
The London Peace Society, also known as the Society for the Promotion of Permanent and Universal Peace, was formed by philanthropist William Allen in 1816 to promote permanent, universal peace. During the 1840s, British women formed 15-to-20 person "Olive Leaf Circles" to discuss and promote pacifist ideas.
National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund; National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance; National Convocation on the Challenge of Building Peace; National Council of Arts, Sciences and Professions; National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth; Nebraskans For Peace; Nevada Desert Experience; New England Non-Resistance Society; New York ...
Won the 1963 Nobel Peace Prize with the League of Red Cross Societies "for their work in the protection of human rights in the ICRC’S 100 years of existence." [16] Societá Interregionale per la Pace, Unione Lombarda [d] Milan, Italy 1901 Nominated the only time by Ed.Porro. [17] The English Peace Society [e] 1816 London, United Kingdom
For a more complete listing, see the Yearbook of International Organizations, [1] which includes 25,000 international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), excluding for-profit enterprises, about 5,000 IGOs, and lists dormant and dead organizations as well as those in operation (figures as of the 400th edition, 2012/13). A 2020 academic ...