the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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Meanwhile, famine threatens about half of Gaza’s more than 2 million inhabitants, according to the United Nations and other groups.
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Other countries imposed sanctions and an arms embargo, peacekeeping forces were established by the African Union and the United Nations, and the Sudanese leader who commanded the genocide was eventually ousted.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Other countries imposed sanctions and an arms embargo, peacekeeping forces were established by the African Union and the United Nations, and the Sudanese leader who commanded the genocide was eventually ousted.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
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“The United Nations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20United%20Nations. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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