the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday urged the United Nations to authorize a range of measures, including force, to reopen the strait.
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Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Before the war as many as 140 ships passed through the strait everyday, according to the United Nations trade division.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The consequences will ultimately be most severe where needs are already most acute, in countries like Sudan, where the United Nations repeatedly documented famine in 2024 and 2025 and continues to warn of the threat of mass starvation.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
Iran's mission to the United Nations declined Fox News Digital's comment request.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Before the war as many as 140 ships passed through the strait everyday, according to the United Nations trade division.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The consequences will ultimately be most severe where needs are already most acute, in countries like Sudan, where the United Nations repeatedly documented famine in 2024 and 2025 and continues to warn of the threat of mass starvation.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
Iran's mission to the United Nations declined Fox News Digital's comment request.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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