the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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Cinema for Peace also produces, with recent credits including The Crane’s Call, about an investigation into Russian war crimes committed in Ukraine, and The Quiet Diplomat about former Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
In September last year, the Argentine expert of the United Nations Independent Mission to Verify Facts in Venezuela, Patricia Tappatá, said the agency had investigated the detention in the last year of between 120 and 150 foreigners.
—Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Their eldest, Violet Affleck, has been outspoken about the effects of long-COVID and spoke before members of the United Nations in September.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The declaration was adopted in Paris by the Coalition of the Willing and sets out what leaders said was a framework for lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia, set in international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
In September last year, the Argentine expert of the United Nations Independent Mission to Verify Facts in Venezuela, Patricia Tappatá, said the agency had investigated the detention in the last year of between 120 and 150 foreigners.
—Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Their eldest, Violet Affleck, has been outspoken about the effects of long-COVID and spoke before members of the United Nations in September.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The declaration was adopted in Paris by the Coalition of the Willing and sets out what leaders said was a framework for lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia, set in international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the United Nations
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“The United Nations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20United%20Nations. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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