the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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France, Australia, Canada, Portugal, the United Kingdom and other Western nations have announced plans to recognize Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly this month, joining more than 140 nations that already do so.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Half the country’s 23 million population fled during the war, but the United Nations said 850,000 have returned from neighboring countries and that figure could reach 1 million in the coming weeks.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Iran boosted its stockpile of uranium enriched close to weapons-grade levels just before Israel launched its June 13 military assault, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report obtained by the Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Pierce, a highly respected diplomat, served as the ambassador to the US from 2020 to February 2025, and previously worked as the UK’s permanent representative to the United Nations.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Half the country’s 23 million population fled during the war, but the United Nations said 850,000 have returned from neighboring countries and that figure could reach 1 million in the coming weeks.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Iran boosted its stockpile of uranium enriched close to weapons-grade levels just before Israel launched its June 13 military assault, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report obtained by the Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Pierce, a highly respected diplomat, served as the ambassador to the US from 2020 to February 2025, and previously worked as the UK’s permanent representative to the United Nations.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the United Nations
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