the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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Lucy Liu has been quite outspoken in recent years, calling out the unjust treatment of women and the paucity of roles for non-white actors in Hollywood, and advocating for the rights of children through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), among other relevant topics.
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Brett Berk, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
More school-age children and adolescents are now obese than underweight, a new report from the United Nations’ children’s agency, UNICEF, has revealed, with 188 million young people affected.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Never mind that something like Palestinian land loss has been recognized as an ongoing violation of international law by human rights organizations and international bodies such as the United Nations.
—Mohamed Shehk, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, Benin's minister of Foreign Affairs, said in a speech at the United Nations last year that descendants should find their way back.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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Brett Berk, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
More school-age children and adolescents are now obese than underweight, a new report from the United Nations’ children’s agency, UNICEF, has revealed, with 188 million young people affected.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Never mind that something like Palestinian land loss has been recognized as an ongoing violation of international law by human rights organizations and international bodies such as the United Nations.
—Mohamed Shehk, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, Benin's minister of Foreign Affairs, said in a speech at the United Nations last year that descendants should find their way back.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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“The United Nations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20United%20Nations. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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