the United Nations

noun

: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully

Examples of the United Nations in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a report released last week, the United Nations Environment Program found that over the long-term, that aspirational temperature target is likely to be exceeded, given the lack of steep cuts to planet-warming climate pollution. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

That same year, Murad was named the United Nations’ first goodwill ambassador for the dignity of survivors of human trafficking. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Global warming will soon cross a critical threshold, surpassing a dangerous limit set years ago, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Nearly every country represented in the United Nations General Assembly recently voted in favor of promoting world maps that more accurately show the size of various continents. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

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