The Norwegian Peace Council (Norwegian: ''Norges Fredsråd'') is the largest
peace
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organisation in Norway. It is an umbrella organisation of 19 non-governmental organisations concerned with peace. It was founded on 25 October 1945 by seven NGOs.
[Johanne Skog Gripsrud, ''Fredsarbeid og fredsarbeidere : glimt fra historien om fred og frihet'' (pp. 66–67), ]Universitetsforlaget
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, 1985
Member organisations
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Antikrigs-initiativet
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Bestemødre for fred
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Changemaker
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CISV Norway
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Hardangerakademiet
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IFOR Norge
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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Norway
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Internasjonal Dugnad
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International Organisation of Good Templars Norway
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Juvente
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Nansen Peace Centre
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Student Christian Movement in Norway
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Norwegian Peace Association
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International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Norway
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Peace Brigades International
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PRESS
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Redd Barna
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Ungdom
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Religious Society of Friends Norway
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YFU Norge (Youth for Understanding Norway)
References
External links
Official site
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Peace organisations based in Norway
Organizations established in 1945
Organisations based in Oslo