the United Nations

noun

: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully

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There are already more than 2.39 million Palestinian refugees in Jordan, according to the United Nations (U.N.). —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025 Within a week, the city Board of Correction and even the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights offered similar advice. —

Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on Thursday to move forward New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, for a floor vote. —

Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 Gore worked at the United Nations Foundation then Dell helping entrepreneurs around the world build their businesses. —

Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the United Nations

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