the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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An Indonesian peacekeeper has died after suffering injuries in March, according to a statement from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
During Francis’s pontificate, the Vatican appointed an AI adviser who worked with Silicon Valley leaders, heads of state, and the United Nations to protect those most vulnerable to the coming technological upheaval.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Under that deal, Iran agreed to let the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, monitor its nuclear program to ensure limits on its enrichment activities were adhered to in return for a lifting of sanctions against the regime.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Simultaneously, Israel invaded Lebanon in an operation that killed thousands, according to Lebanon’s health ministry, and displaced more than a million people, according to the United Nations.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
During Francis’s pontificate, the Vatican appointed an AI adviser who worked with Silicon Valley leaders, heads of state, and the United Nations to protect those most vulnerable to the coming technological upheaval.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Under that deal, Iran agreed to let the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, monitor its nuclear program to ensure limits on its enrichment activities were adhered to in return for a lifting of sanctions against the regime.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Simultaneously, Israel invaded Lebanon in an operation that killed thousands, according to Lebanon’s health ministry, and displaced more than a million people, according to the United Nations.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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