the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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Pozzo sits on the European Club Association (ECA) Sustainability Committee and represented Udinese at Cop 29 — the United Nations Climate Change Conference — in Baku, Azerbaijan, last November.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Last year, the alliance was responsible for the deaths of more than 5,600 people, and already this year the number is beyond 3,000, the United Nations has said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Between January and June of this year, there have been more than 2,000 settler attacks resulting in casualties or damage to property, according to OCHA, the United Nations humanitarian coordination body.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
Also on Sunday, Netanyahu asserted once again that there is no starvation crisis in Gaza, despite contrary reports from international organizations including the United Nations.
—Dana Karni, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Last year, the alliance was responsible for the deaths of more than 5,600 people, and already this year the number is beyond 3,000, the United Nations has said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Between January and June of this year, there have been more than 2,000 settler attacks resulting in casualties or damage to property, according to OCHA, the United Nations humanitarian coordination body.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
Also on Sunday, Netanyahu asserted once again that there is no starvation crisis in Gaza, despite contrary reports from international organizations including the United Nations.
—Dana Karni, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
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