the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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Efrat Lachter is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering international affairs and the United Nations.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
The number of Ukrainian civilian casualties verified by the United Nations increased by 21% in the first four months of this year, compared with the same period last year, with 815 civilians killed and 4,174 wounded.
—Dan Bashakov, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Reports from the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights disagreed, concluding the Brothers to the Rescue planes were still in international airspace when they were shot down.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 20 May 2026
In 1947, the United Nations adopted a partition plan that contemplated two states, one Jewish and one Arab.
—Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
The number of Ukrainian civilian casualties verified by the United Nations increased by 21% in the first four months of this year, compared with the same period last year, with 815 civilians killed and 4,174 wounded.
—Dan Bashakov, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Reports from the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights disagreed, concluding the Brothers to the Rescue planes were still in international airspace when they were shot down.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 20 May 2026
In 1947, the United Nations adopted a partition plan that contemplated two states, one Jewish and one Arab.
—Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
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“The United Nations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20United%20Nations. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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