the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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The United States, Turkey, the United Nations and several other Western nations continue to designate HTS as a terrorist organization, and the US has placed a $10 million bounty on Jolani.
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Last week, in the lead up to the United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, the L’Oréal brand hosted a panel of experts and healthy relationship advocates on a livestream to discuss the issue and potential solutions.
—Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Despite splitting from al-Qaida in 2017, HTS's ideology retains a heavy jihadist influence, and the group is currently classified as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, the U.S, Russia, the U.K. and several other countries.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Last week, in the lead up to the United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, the L’Oréal brand hosted a panel of experts and healthy relationship advocates on a livestream to discuss the issue and potential solutions.
—Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Despite splitting from al-Qaida in 2017, HTS's ideology retains a heavy jihadist influence, and the group is currently classified as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, the U.S, Russia, the U.K. and several other countries.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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