the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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She was also named a Messenger of Peace by the United Nations in 2002.
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Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
At least 10 world leaders referenced Francis’s words during their addresses to the United Nations climate conference that year.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Israel’s top diplomat at the United Nations dismissed delegates who walked out before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address and blasted the international body for holding key Middle East talks during a Jewish holiday, leaving Jerusalem's delegation without representation.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
This underwater treasure, found off the coast of an unnamed Latin American country and worth around a billion dollars, is going on display at the United Nations, and a bunch of people want to steal it.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
At least 10 world leaders referenced Francis’s words during their addresses to the United Nations climate conference that year.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Israel’s top diplomat at the United Nations dismissed delegates who walked out before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address and blasted the international body for holding key Middle East talks during a Jewish holiday, leaving Jerusalem's delegation without representation.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
This underwater treasure, found off the coast of an unnamed Latin American country and worth around a billion dollars, is going on display at the United Nations, and a bunch of people want to steal it.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the United Nations
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