the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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In the two-page letter, association president Randolph Rameau cited Haiti’s widespread gang violence, which according to the United Nations has shuttered more than 1,600 schools and displaced over 50,000 people over the past four months.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
The statement also urged Israel to allow more aid into Gaza, specifically calling on the Israeli government to engage with the United Nations to resume aid in line with humanitarian principles and to push for the release of all hostages held by Hamas.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Famine was declared in the camp in August after RSF attacks forced the United Nations and aid groups to pull out of Zamzam.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Ramsey flies more than 400,000 miles per year and has traveled to all 7 continents, 50 U.S. states and 173 of the United Nations countries.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
The statement also urged Israel to allow more aid into Gaza, specifically calling on the Israeli government to engage with the United Nations to resume aid in line with humanitarian principles and to push for the release of all hostages held by Hamas.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Famine was declared in the camp in August after RSF attacks forced the United Nations and aid groups to pull out of Zamzam.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Ramsey flies more than 400,000 miles per year and has traveled to all 7 continents, 50 U.S. states and 173 of the United Nations countries.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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“The United Nations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20United%20Nations. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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