World Peace Council

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anti-war organization international non-governmental organization peace organization

The World Peace Council is an international organization founded in the early Cold War era that promotes global disarmament, anti-imperialism, and peaceful coexistence, historically aligned with socialist and non-aligned movements.

Aliases (1)

World Peace Assemblies ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-war organization → international non-governmental organization → peace organization →
abbreviation	WPC →
countryOfOrigin	France →
criticizedBy	Western governments →
criticizedFor	alleged close ties to the Soviet Union →
fieldOfWork	anti-colonialism → human rights advocacy → nuclear disarmament → peace movement →
foundedInCity	Paris → Prague →
foundedInPeriod	early Cold War →
foundedInYear	1950 →
hasHeadquartersCountry	Greece →
hasHeadquartersLocation	Athens →
hasLanguage	Arabic → English → French → Greek → Portuguese → Russian → Spanish →
hasMemberType	mass organization → national peace committee → trade union → women's organization → youth organization →
historicalRole	major international peace front during the Cold War →
ideology	anti-imperialism → disarmament → peaceful coexistence → socialism →
name	World Peace Council →
notableCampaign	Stockholm Appeal → campaign against NATO → campaign against military bases → campaign against nuclear weapons →
organizes	World Peace Assemblies → international peace conferences → solidarity campaigns →
politicalAlignment	non-aligned movement → pro-Soviet → socialist movement →
purpose	opposition to imperialism → promotion of global disarmament → promotion of peaceful coexistence between states → promotion of world peace → support for national liberation movements →
website	http://www.wpc-in.org/ →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Frédéric Joliot-Curie →	memberOf
World Peace Council →	name
World Peace Council ("World Peace Assemblies") →	organizes
Lenin Peace Prize →	relatedTo