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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
World Peace Council canonical	7
World Assembly for Peace	1
World Congress of Peace Forces	1
World Peace Assemblies	1
World Peace Assembly	1
Παγκόσμιο Συμβούλιο Ειρήνης	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T624952 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Peace Council
Context triple: [Frédéric Joliot-Curie, memberOf, World Peace Council]

A. Liberal International
Liberal International is a worldwide federation of liberal and progressive political parties that promotes liberal democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
B. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom is a historic feminist peace organization, founded during World War I, that advocates for disarmament, human rights, and social justice worldwide.
C. Fellowship of Reconciliation
The Fellowship of Reconciliation is an international, faith-based peace and justice organization known for its commitment to nonviolence, conscientious objection, and social reconciliation.
D. International Commission of Jurists
The International Commission of Jurists is a global non-governmental organization of judges and lawyers dedicated to promoting human rights, the rule of law, and an independent judiciary worldwide.
E. Friends World Committee for Consultation
Friends World Committee for Consultation is an international Quaker organization that connects and coordinates Friends (Quaker) groups worldwide for fellowship, consultation, and shared witness.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Peace Council
Target entity description: 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.

A. Liberal International
Liberal International is a worldwide federation of liberal and progressive political parties that promotes liberal democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
B. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom is a historic feminist peace organization, founded during World War I, that advocates for disarmament, human rights, and social justice worldwide.
C. Fellowship of Reconciliation
The Fellowship of Reconciliation is an international, faith-based peace and justice organization known for its commitment to nonviolence, conscientious objection, and social reconciliation.
D. International Commission of Jurists
The International Commission of Jurists is a global non-governmental organization of judges and lawyers dedicated to promoting human rights, the rule of law, and an independent judiciary worldwide.
E. Friends World Committee for Consultation
Friends World Committee for Consultation is an international Quaker organization that connects and coordinates Friends (Quaker) groups worldwide for fellowship, consultation, and shared witness.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ linked to: World Peace Council international peace conferences ⓘ solidarity campaigns ⓘ
politicalAlignment	non-aligned movement ⓘ linked to: 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/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frédéric Joliot-Curie → memberOf → World Peace Council ⓘ

Lenin Peace Prize → relatedTo → World Peace Council ⓘ

World Peace Council → name → World Peace Council ⓘ

World Peace Council → organizes → World Peace Assemblies ⓘ