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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.
Women's Federation for World Peace; Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; Women's Peace Union; World Academy of Art and Science; World Committee for a World Constitutional Convention; World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace; World Constitution and Parliament Association; World Peace Congress; World Youth Congress Movement
After World War II, INGOs began to increase due to the need for economic development or humanitarian needs. Such INGOs include SOS Children's Villages, Oxfam, Catholic Relief Services, Care International, and Lutheran World Relief. However, the influence of INGOs started to extended heavily in the 1980s. [6]
A ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization, in the Palace of Nations (Geneva, Switzerland).. The following is a list of the major existing intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).
A Pacifist organization promotes the pacifist principle of renouncing war and violence for political ends. 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 ...
The Bosfam NGO was also founded in May 1995 by women participating in an Oxfam GB psychosocial 'radionice' project to support internally displaced women during the Bosnian war. Oxfam has become a globally recognized leader in providing water sanitation to impoverished and war-torn areas the world over.
Governmentally, then-president, George W. Bush, signed a $10.4 billion aid package within four days of the hurricane hitting. He also ordered 7,200 National Guard troops to tend to the region.
Humanitarian aid organizations of World War II (1 C, 13 P) A. American Relief Administration (1 C, 2 P) B. British aid workers (11 P) C. Caritas Internationalis (1 C ...