the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
Examples of the United Nations in a Sentence
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Finland was recently crowned the happiest country in the world for the seventh year in a row by the United Nations’ World Happiness Report.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Both the United States and the United Nations, which established a trust fund for Haiti, have struggled to raise the money.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Iran continues to insist that its program is 100% peaceful, although certain incidents, such as an unexplained discovery of uranium particles at sites Iran never disclosed to the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency, trouble critics who doubt Iran's motives.
—Peter Kenyon, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
While both the United Nations and MSF mobilized to mitigate the water crisis, both organizations have said that other types of shortages stand in the way, including the limited number of trucks allowed into the enclave carrying aid and fuel.
—Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Shirin Taber, founder of Empower Women Media and the Abraham Women's Alliance, put on an event at the United Nations in New York, bringing together interfaith leaders of Arab, Jewish, Muslim and Christian backgrounds to dialogue with one another and find common ground for peace.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Many scientists suggest working out a treaty through the International Telecommunication Union, an agency of the United Nations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2024
The Gaza Strip suffered about $18.5 billion in damages to critical infrastructure in the first four months of the Israeli bombardment launched in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, according to a joint World Bank and the United Nations report released on Tuesday.
—NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has attempted to rally global efforts to reckon with Sudan’s humanitarian calamity.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Both the United States and the United Nations, which established a trust fund for Haiti, have struggled to raise the money.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Iran continues to insist that its program is 100% peaceful, although certain incidents, such as an unexplained discovery of uranium particles at sites Iran never disclosed to the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency, trouble critics who doubt Iran's motives.
—Peter Kenyon, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
While both the United Nations and MSF mobilized to mitigate the water crisis, both organizations have said that other types of shortages stand in the way, including the limited number of trucks allowed into the enclave carrying aid and fuel.
—Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Shirin Taber, founder of Empower Women Media and the Abraham Women's Alliance, put on an event at the United Nations in New York, bringing together interfaith leaders of Arab, Jewish, Muslim and Christian backgrounds to dialogue with one another and find common ground for peace.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Many scientists suggest working out a treaty through the International Telecommunication Union, an agency of the United Nations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2024
The Gaza Strip suffered about $18.5 billion in damages to critical infrastructure in the first four months of the Israeli bombardment launched in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, according to a joint World Bank and the United Nations report released on Tuesday.
—NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has attempted to rally global efforts to reckon with Sudan’s humanitarian calamity.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
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