The Peoria Area World Affairs Council (PAWAC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization open to all individuals. Since the first annual conference in 1969, PAWAC has promoted a better understanding of world affairs among the people of Central Illinois by sponsoring public programs and fostering a cooperative educational approach to world problems.

PAWAC is affiliated with the World Affairs Councils of America and the Foreign Policy Association. PAWAC meets the first Thursday of each month for a business meeting followed by dinner and an open discussion.