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international and peace
For the purpose of maintaining international peace and promoting the advancement of all people, the United States of America joined in founding the United Nations.
In presenting it to other governments and to the United Nations, we could propose that every nation consider the formation of its own peace corps and that the United Nations sponsor the idea and form an international coordinating committee.
We should hope that peace corps projects will be truly international and that our citizens will find themselves working alongside citizens of the host country and also volunteers from other lands.
The U. S. and Soviet heads of Government have met three times since Sir Winston Churchill in 1953 introduced a new word into international diplomacy with his call for a fresh approach to the problem of peace `` at the summit of the nations ''.
The first three of these prizes are awarded for eminence in physical science, in chemistry and in medical science or physiology ; the fourth is for literary work " in an ideal direction " and the fifth prize is to be given to the person or society that renders the greatest service to the cause of international fraternity, in the suppression or reduction of standing armies, or in the establishment or furtherance of peace congresses.
* International Jazz Day, organized by UNESCO, first observed in 2012, " is intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people.
Despite his love and efforts towards international peace, Carnegie faced many dilemmas on his quest for world peace.
Carnegie believed that it is the effort and will of the people, that maintains the peace in international relations.
Although his promotion of anti-imperialism and world peace had all failed, and the Carnegie Endowment had not fulfilled his expectations, his beliefs and ideas on international relations had helped build the foundation of the League of Nations after his death, which took world peace to another level.
These measures plus the improvement in Israel's relations with Egypt and Jordan, the renunciation of terrorism by the Palestine Liberation Organization, the on-going peace talks between the PLO and Israel, the collapse of the communist states in East Europe, which reduced the scope for sanctuaries for terrorists, and the more cautious attitude of countries such as Libya and Syria after the U. S. declared them State-sponsors of international terrorism, the collapse of ideological terrorist groups such as the Red Army Faction and the tightening of civil aviation security measures by all countries have arrested and reversed the steep upward movement of hijackings.
Basel has often been the site of peace negotiations and other international meetings.
An OAS observer has monitored the government's peace process with the paramilitaries, lending the negotiations much-needed international credibility.
The symbol adopted by CND was designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom and in the following decade became an international peace symbol.
threat to international peace, a breach of the peace, or an act
Zamenhof's goal was to create an easy-to-learn and politically neutral language that transcends nationality and would foster peace and international understanding between people with different regional and / or national languages.
* Handles Finland's foreign affairs in cooperation with the Cabinet, except for certain international agreements and decisions of peace or war, which must be submitted to the parliament
* 1900 The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.
Although the administration made progress on such issues as taking state responsibility for past human rights cases and supporting human rights in international fora, it failed to show significant advances on combating impunity in past human rights cases, military reforms, a fiscal pact to help finance peace implementation, and legislation to increase political participation.
Europe meanwhile decided to reap the benefits of its post Cold War peace dividend and instead supported the development of international law, for example through the International Criminal Court.
Among the most active of the major Curial institutions are the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which oversees the Catholic Church's doctrine ; the Congregation for Bishops, which coordinates the appointment of bishops worldwide ; the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, which oversees all missionary activities ; and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, which deals with international peace and social issues.
Although the Holy See, as distinct from the Vatican City State, does not fulfil the long-established criteria in international law of statehood — having a permanent population, a defined territory, a stable government and the capacity to enter into relations with other states — its possession of full legal personality in international law is shown by the fact that it maintains diplomatic relations with 179 states, that it is a member-state in various intergovernmental international organizations, and that it is: " respected by the international community of sovereign States and treated as a subject of international law having the capacity to engage in diplomatic relations and to enter into binding agreements with one, several, or many states under international law that are largely geared to establish and preserving peace in the world.

international and flag
In modern international maritime signal flags, the quarantine flag is yellow and black.
Among international flags are the Flag of the United Nations, the Olympic flag, the Paralympic flag, The EU flag and the World Flag.
The plain yellow flag (" Quebec " or Q in international maritime signal flags ), probably derives its letter symbol for its initial use in quarantine, but this flag in modern times indicates the opposite — a ship that declares itself free of quarantinable disease, and requests boarding and routine port inspection.
Switzerland ( mainly Geneva ) is home to many international governmental and nongovernmental organisations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross ( whose flag is essentially the Swiss flag with colours reversed ).
Under international treaty, it may be used " in time of war as in time of peace, by every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag.
The peace flag is especially popular in Italy and the cooperative flag symbolizes the international co-operative movement.
A seven-colour rainbow flag is a common symbol of the international cooperative movement.
In Essen, Germany in 1922, the International Co-operative Alliance ( ICA ) designed an international co-op symbol and a flag for the first " Co-operators ' Day ," which was held in July 1923.
The first co-op rainbow flag was completed in 1924 and was adopted as an official symbol of the international cooperative movement in 1925.
Originally intended as a badge of shame, the pink triangle ( often inverted from its Nazi usage ) has been reclaimed as an international symbol of gay pride and the gay rights movement, and is second in popularity only to the rainbow flag.
It was Puerto Rico's domestic and international flag carrier airline for almost two decades.
The similarity with Chad ’ s flag, which differs only in having a darker shade of blue ( indigo rather than cobalt ), has caused international discussion.
In 2003, a campaign started to partially or completely alter the flag in order to enhance Slovenia's international recognition, and especially to differentiate it from Slovakia and its flag.
Royal Jordanian Airlines (; transliterated: Al-Malakiyyah al -' Urduniyyah ) is the flag carrier of Jordan with its head office in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents from its main base at Queen Alia International Airport at Amman ( AMM ) Jordan.
The flag is also an international symbol of the communist movement as a whole.
The red flag was a traditional revolutionary symbol long before 1917, and its incorporation into the flag paid tribute to the international aspect of workers ' revolution.
The change was prompted by confusion at international sporting events over competitors from Guernsey and England using the same flag.
The shade of blue is defined in the Estonian flag law as follows: Blue tone is on the international PANTONE table of colours 285 C.

international and colours
Provincial or national colours are often assigned in national and international competitions.
With extra time to polish the title, several changes were made to the international release, including graphical cleanup ; the addition of white fences on cardboard courses ; Egg Blocks with colours matching the Yoshi in play ; new locations for some items ; a slightly different ending when the player finishes a course with only melons ; and additional secrets, including hidden coin formations that spell out letters.
* It is at the 1903 Gordon Bennett cup that international racing colours are formally adopted with Italy taking red, Germany white, France blue and Great Britain taking its British racing green ( BRG ) for the first time.
This season also saw Casuals tour Brazil and the legendary Brazilian international Socrates donned the Casuals colours in one game.
The standard wiring colours in the UK are () the same as elsewhere in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand and follow international standard IEC 60446.
While Illingworth was undoubtedly a brilliant captain, a fine off spin bowler and a useful batsman at international level, his reappointment to international colours as administrator in the mid 1990s proved to be wholly unsuccessful.
In the international movement the expressive language of architectural form is relevant and different materials and colours are existing.
With her bright green hair ( later changed to a pink and sometimes red or other colours ), theatrical makeup and art jewelry, she stamped her identity on the international world of fashion.
Due to their size and bright colours, they are popular among collectors of butterflies, but all birdwings are now listed by CITES, thereby limiting ( and in the case of O. alexandrae completely banning ) international trade.
Similarly, the green and gold colours used by Australian international sporting teams were inspired by the colours of wattles in general, rather than the Golden Wattle specifically.

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