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International Association

Category: Peace

Year of Foundation: ?1834

Location of Foundation: ?Edinburgh, UK

Location of Headquarters: ?Edinburgh, UK

Brief Description: The International Association was one of the first non-governmental organizations to adopt the prefix 'international'.

Founding Rationales:

The International Association was composed 'Of those who desire to find just grounds for mutual esteem and respect, ‐ who cherish peace, ‐ and will act upon the grand principle of collecting and disseminating such information as tends to meliorate the individual and social condition of their fellow creatures.’

Source: Journal of the International Association (Glasgow: Rutherglen & Co., 1834), p. 7.

Evolution of Membership:

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