the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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Moscow applies an unlawful interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to claim much of the NSR as its internal, sovereign waters.
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Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Cuba said the planes had violated its airspace, though two reports, including one from the United Nations, concluded the planes had been in international waters when Cuba shot them down.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 28 May 2026
It was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2016, and thousands of independent organizers worldwide host events.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Across Africa, road crashes kill about 300,000 people annually, roughly a quarter of the global toll, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, which says the continent has the world’s highest road fatality rate.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Cuba said the planes had violated its airspace, though two reports, including one from the United Nations, concluded the planes had been in international waters when Cuba shot them down.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 28 May 2026
It was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2016, and thousands of independent organizers worldwide host events.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Across Africa, road crashes kill about 300,000 people annually, roughly a quarter of the global toll, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, which says the continent has the world’s highest road fatality rate.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
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