the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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Neither faction, nor their foreign supporters, have attempted to challenge Ansar Allah on the battlefield since signing a 2022 ceasefire brokered by the United Nations.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The executive order also criticized South Africa's foreign policy, specifically its decision to accuse Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in a case at the United Nations' top court.
—Gerald Imray The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The day has been observed by the United Nations since 2012.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Total funding required is determined from the annual Global Humanitarian Overview assessments made by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
—Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The executive order also criticized South Africa's foreign policy, specifically its decision to accuse Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in a case at the United Nations' top court.
—Gerald Imray The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The day has been observed by the United Nations since 2012.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Total funding required is determined from the annual Global Humanitarian Overview assessments made by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
—Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
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