the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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In Aden alone, the count is in the hundreds — most of them swallowed by a secret prison network managed by the UAE and its affiliated forces, where torture, beatings and abuse were common, according to the Yemeni government, human rights organizations and the United Nations.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
These gatherings, Underhill thought, always look like a meeting of the United Nations — natives of Jamaica, China, Guatemala, Ireland, Colombia, Canada, South Korea, Mexico, Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Chile, Spain, and Ecuador were summoned here, in common purpose.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Some 20% of Lebanon's population has been displaced since Israel launched the war against Iran and Hezbollah about month ago, according to the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Others felt the move by the United Nations was a necessary one.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
These gatherings, Underhill thought, always look like a meeting of the United Nations — natives of Jamaica, China, Guatemala, Ireland, Colombia, Canada, South Korea, Mexico, Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Chile, Spain, and Ecuador were summoned here, in common purpose.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Some 20% of Lebanon's population has been displaced since Israel launched the war against Iran and Hezbollah about month ago, according to the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Others felt the move by the United Nations was a necessary one.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
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