the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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According to the United Nations, 2 million Gazans are living in near-famine conditions.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The findings of groups like Million Marker and Minderoo are especially relevant this month, as the United Nations International Negotiating Committee meets in Ottawa, Canada from April 23 to April 29 to hammer out provisions for an international agreement that would limit global plastic pollution.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
Today's listen Anas Baba for NPR More than 25,000 children in Gaza have been killed or injured since October 2023, according to the United Nations.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
Half of Kenya's 47 counties have been affected by the flooding, which has killed at least 32 people and displaced more than 40,000 others from their homes, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which cited the Kenya Red Cross Society.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Many countries believe that the United Nations and its institutions, including the Security Council, do not adequately reflect the world’s distribution of power.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Now, the United Nations has taken a first step toward filling in these data gaps with the latest installment of its periodic report on e-waste around the world.
—Maddie Stone / Grist, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
On Thursday, the United States vetoed a Palestinian bid to be recognized as a full member state at the United Nations, saying the step requires negotiations.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Finland was recently crowned the happiest country in the world for the seventh year in a row by the United Nations’ World Happiness Report.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The findings of groups like Million Marker and Minderoo are especially relevant this month, as the United Nations International Negotiating Committee meets in Ottawa, Canada from April 23 to April 29 to hammer out provisions for an international agreement that would limit global plastic pollution.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
Today's listen Anas Baba for NPR More than 25,000 children in Gaza have been killed or injured since October 2023, according to the United Nations.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
Half of Kenya's 47 counties have been affected by the flooding, which has killed at least 32 people and displaced more than 40,000 others from their homes, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which cited the Kenya Red Cross Society.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Many countries believe that the United Nations and its institutions, including the Security Council, do not adequately reflect the world’s distribution of power.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Now, the United Nations has taken a first step toward filling in these data gaps with the latest installment of its periodic report on e-waste around the world.
—Maddie Stone / Grist, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
On Thursday, the United States vetoed a Palestinian bid to be recognized as a full member state at the United Nations, saying the step requires negotiations.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Finland was recently crowned the happiest country in the world for the seventh year in a row by the United Nations’ World Happiness Report.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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