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WCIA has its origins in [..] UNA Wales (the United Nations Association, 1946-2014) and CEWC Cymru (the Council for Education in World Citizenship, 1943-2014). [..] The Welsh Centre for International Affairs was launched in 1973 [..] and became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (No. 1156822, on merger with CEWC Cymru and UNA Wales) in 2014.
