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Colombo Plan
(Encyclopedia)Colombo Plan, international economic organization created in a cooperative attempt to strengthen the economic and social development of the nations of Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Officially the Co...Christian Science
(Encyclopedia)Christian Science, religion founded upon principles of divine healing and laws expressed in the acts and sayings of Jesus, as discovered and set forth by Mary Baker Eddy and practiced by the Church of...Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
(Encyclopedia)Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), international organization established as the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) in 1973, during the cold war, to promo...Wahid, Abdurrahman
(Encyclopedia)Wahid, Abdurrahman, 1940–2009, Indonesian religious and political leader popularly called Gus Dur, president of Indonesia (1999–2001). A Muslim scholar and political moderate who supported separat...European Organization for Nuclear Research
(Encyclopedia)European Organization for Nuclear Research: see CERN. ...United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(Encyclopedia)United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), specialized agency of the United Nations. Headquartered in Vienna, it was organized in 1966 and made a specialized UN agency in 1985. UNIDO'...Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
(Encyclopedia)Organization of Eastern Caribbean States: see under West Indies Federation. ...Organization of the Islamic Conference
(Encyclopedia)Organization of the Islamic Conference: see Organization of Islamic Cooperation. ...CARE
(Encyclopedia)CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere), nonprofit, nonsectarian federation of agencies devoted to channeling relief and self-help materials to needy people in foreign countries. Organ...Foster, William Zebulon
(Encyclopedia)Foster, William Zebulon, 1881–1961, American Communist leader, b. Taunton, Mass. An itinerant worker in many different occupations, he was first affiliated with the Socialist party, next with the In...Browse by Subject
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