the United Nations

noun

: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully

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Although police have not declared an official motive, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon placed blame squarely on Mamdani’s anti-Israel rhetoric. Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026 Guterres sent letters to regional groups at the United Nations earlier this month informing them of his intention to reappoint Türk. ABC News, 24 July 2026 The concept of sustainable development gained global prominence through the Brundtland Report (also called Our Common Future), published in 1987 by the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development. Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 According to a 2013 report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, at least two billion people worldwide already ate bugs every day. Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the United Nations

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