The World Veterans Federation (WVF)
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Contact Details
URL: http://theworldveterans.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Theworldveteransfederation
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wvf_fmac
Founded
1950-11-29 Paris France
History
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Maintain international peace and security by application, in both letter and spirit, of the United Nations Charter and implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; defend spiritual and material interests of war veterans and war victims by all legal and constitutional means; establish permanent relations among national and international organizations of war veterans and war victims; encourage direct cooperation and relations of friendship, understanding, exchange of experience and cooperation among these associations in all fields affecting their interests, with emphasis on exchange of information on their respective legislations; initiate or support measures for peace, disarmament, protection of human rights, international humanitarian law, rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and their reintegration into the community, legislation concerning war veterans and victims of war, assistance to veterans and civilian victims of recent and current conflicts, development, protection of the environment; promote international cooperation and encourage surveys and research in these fields, including as a particular concern the problem of accessibility of the man-made environment - housing, public transport, streets, work-places, etc - as a basic condition for reintegration; preserve the memory of the war dead.
Events
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Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
- Accredited by: United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
- Links with: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Links with: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Links with: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Links with: WHO Regional Office for Europe
- Links with: United Nations (UN)(Messengers of Peace)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Board member of: E-XE0409 - Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO). Represented on the Organizing Committee of: E-XF4980 - Hague Appeal for Peace (HAP). Member of: E-XE4377 - NGO Committee for Disarmament, Geneva. In liaison with technical committees of: B-XB2314 - International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Working relations with: E-XE6390 - Committee of NGOs on Human Rights, Geneva; D-XD4525 - Confédération Européenne des Anciens Combattants (CEAC); E-XE0407 - International Conference of NGOs; C-XD1996 - International Federation of Resistance Movements; F-XF2405 - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement; B-XB2468 - International Social Security Association (ISSA); E-XE5920 - NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, New York NY.
Members
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- Societal Problems → Victims
- Defence → Veterans
- International Relations → Peacekeeping
- Peace → Rights
- Peace → Humanitarian
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XB3605
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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