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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