the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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Armed conflict displaced more than half a million people in 2025, according to the United Nations.
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ABC News, 19 June 2026
Against this backdrop of denial and delays, the United Nations recently called for reparatory justice for Africans and people of African descent.
—Marcus Anthony Hunter, Time, 19 June 2026
Paid Program Over eight decades, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has built an unprecedented global support system for the world’s children.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
In an unprecedented moved in May, Lebanon filed a formal complaint against Iran at the United Nations Security Council, directly accusing Tehran of violating the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations for interfering in its sovereign decisions and dragging the country into war.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
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ABC News, 19 June 2026
Against this backdrop of denial and delays, the United Nations recently called for reparatory justice for Africans and people of African descent.
—Marcus Anthony Hunter, Time, 19 June 2026
Paid Program Over eight decades, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has built an unprecedented global support system for the world’s children.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
In an unprecedented moved in May, Lebanon filed a formal complaint against Iran at the United Nations Security Council, directly accusing Tehran of violating the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations for interfering in its sovereign decisions and dragging the country into war.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
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