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International Civil Aviation Organization
(Encyclopedia)International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), specialized agency of the United Nations, organized in 1947, with headquarters at Montreal. The objective of the ICAO, which has 190 member nations, i...International Court of Justice
(Encyclopedia)International Court of Justice, principal judicial organ of the United Nations, established 1946 by chapter 14 of the UN Charter. It superseded the Permanent Court of International Justice (see World ...International Criminal Police Organization
(Encyclopedia)International Criminal Police Organization: see Interpol. ...International style, in architecture
(Encyclopedia)International style, in architecture, the phase of the modern movement that emerged in Europe and the United States during the 1920s. The term was first used by Philip Johnson in connection with a 193...International style, in painting
(Encyclopedia)International style, in painting: see Gothic architecture and art. ...Montreux International Jazz Festival
(Encyclopedia)Montreux International Jazz Festival: see Montreux Jazz Festival. ...Atomic Energy Agency, International
(Encyclopedia)Atomic Energy Agency, International (IAEA), independent intergovernmental organization established in 1957 under the aegis of the United Nations to promote safe, secure, and peaceful uses of atomic e...Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
(Encyclopedia)Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod: see eisteddfod. ...Man Booker International Prize
(Encyclopedia)Man Booker International Prize, see International Booker Prize under Booker Prize. ...Agency for International Development
(Encyclopedia)Agency for International Development (AID), federal agency created (Sept., 1961) to consolidate U.S. nonmilitary foreign aid programs. Originally an agency in the State Department, it has been a compo...Browse by Subject
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