the United Nations

noun

: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully

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Brazil was also removed from the United Nations’ hunger map for the first time in 2014. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 López’s murder sparked global outcry, with Pope Francis, the United Nations and the human rights arm of the Organization of American States condemning the incident and calling for an independent investigation. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 The Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands became sovereign countries, obtaining membership in the United Nations in September 1991. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026 According to the United Nations, at least 160 Israeli settler attacks linked to the olive harvesting season were recorded in the first two weeks of October alone. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the United Nations

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