United Nations

[ yoo-nahy-tid ney-shuhnz ]

noun

1. the United Nations (used with a singular verb,) an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945, and since then by many more countries. : UN, U.N. Compare General Assembly, Security Council.
2. (used with a plural verb) the nations that signed the joint declaration in Washington, D.C., January 2, 1942, pledging to employ full resources against the Axis powers, not to make a separate peace, etc.

United Nations

noun

1. an international organization of independent states, with its headquarters in New York City, that was formed in 1945 to promote peace and international cooperation and security UN
2. (in World War II) a coalition of 26 nations that signed a joint declaration in Jan 1942, pledging their full resources to defeating the Axis powers

United Nations

1. An organization that includes virtually all countries in the world, with nearly 190 member nations. Its General Assembly, in which each member nation has one vote, guides policies and finances generally. Another important division of the United Nations is the Security Council , in which five powerful nations have a majority; the Security Council is charged with solving crises and keeping peace. The United Nations also includes an Economic and Social Council; a Secretariat, or administrative division; and the International Court of Justice , or World Court. It also is allied with several agencies that operate independently, such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , the World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Notes

The Korean War was officially fought by the United Nations against North Korea .

The United Nations was formed after World War II as a successor to the League of Nations and has served as a forum for many international disputes, notably the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Cuban missile crisis . It also engages in peacekeeping operations by sending lightly armed detachments of soldiers from neutral nations to supervise cease-fires between combatants. Through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), it provides aid for those uprooted by war or famine.

The headquarters of the U.N. are in Manhattan . Some of its affiliates, however, are centered elsewhere. The International Court of Justice sits in The Hague . UNHCR is headquartered in Geneva , and UNESCO in Paris .

A twenty-eight nation coalition of United Nations member states opposed Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. ( See Persian Gulf War .)

Example Sentences

In addition, last week the US government reaffirmed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Cop29, held in Azerbaijan, that it intends to triple nuclear power generation by 2050.

From BBC

The US has blocked a Gaza ceasefire draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council - the fourth time it has used its veto power during the conflict to shield its ally, Israel.

From BBC

Since the conflict intensified in late September, Lebanese authorities have said any deal should be based on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel.

From BBC

"Hottokenai in Japanese translates to 'leave no one behind,' which is the central promise of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals," said Dr. Kato.

From Science Daily

“Time is running out,” Brandy McDaniels of the Pit River Nation said last month at COP 16, the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia, bringing the plea to a world stage.

From Los Angeles Times