the United Nations

noun

: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully

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The nation is also plagued by hunger, homelessness and a lack of employment for residents, according to advocates and the United Nations. Danae King, USA Today, 7 July 2025 Legal arguments in the written and oral statements begin with the United Nations Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 New research from the United Nations found that the number of children born to the average woman worldwide has reached the lowest point ever recorded. Sarah McCammon, NPR, 7 July 2025 And the [International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' watchdog group] also [...] said there's probably 30 sites. Michel Martin, NPR, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the United Nations

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