WPC

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WPC is the commonly used abbreviation for the World Peace Council, an international organization that advocates for global peace and disarmament.

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WPC canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international non-governmental organization
abbreviation WPC self-linksurface differs
affiliation peace movement
country Greece
fieldOfWork disarmament advocacy
international solidarity
peace advocacy
founded 1950
foundedIn Paris
Prague
hasOrgan Executive Committee
Secretariat
World Peace Council
surface form: World Congress of Peace Forces

World Peace Council
surface form: World Peace Assembly
headquartersLocation Athens
historicalContext Cold War
ideology anti-imperialism
peace movement
keyPeople Frédéric Joliot-Curie
Henri Barbusse
Jorge Rebelo
Romesh Chandra
Sotiris Zarianopoulos
languageUsed Arabic
English
French
Greek
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
name World Peace Council
nativeName World Peace Council
surface form: Παγκόσμιο Συμβούλιο Ειρήνης
organizedEvent World Peace Council
surface form: World Assembly for Peace

World Peace Congress
positionOnIssue opposition to NATO
opposition to nuclear weapons
support for national liberation movements
purpose anti-imperialist solidarity
general and complete disarmament
nuclear disarmament
promotion of world peace
recognizedAs one of the oldest international peace organizations
regionServed worldwide
standsFor World Peace Council
supportedBy Soviet Union
communist parties
website http://www.wpc-in.org

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WPC abbreviation WPC self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: World Peace Council