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United Nations
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United Nations
Abbr. UN
An international organization composed of most of the countries of the world. It was founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and economic development.

United Nations
n (functioning as singular or plural)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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 Abbreviation UN
2. (Historical Terms) (Military) (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
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Noun1.United Nations - an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and securityUnited Nations - an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
General Assembly - the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations
United Nations Secretariat - the administrative arm of the United Nations
Security Council, SC - a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace
Trusteeship Council, TC - a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory
Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC - a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions
Economic and Social Council commission, ECOSOC commission - a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
International Court of Justice, World Court - a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations
UN agency, United Nations agency - an agency of the United Nations
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United Nations n the United Nationsle Nazioni Unite, l'Organizzazione f delle Nazioni Unite

United Nations الأمم المتحدة Spojené národy de Forenede Nationer Vereinte Nationen Ηνωμένα Έθνη Organización de las Naciones Unidas Yhdistyneet kansakunnat Nations Unies Ujedinjeni narodi Nazioni Unite 国際連合 국제연합 Verenigde Naties Forente Nasjoner Organizacja Narodów Zjednoczonych Nações Unidas Организация Объединенных Наций Förenta nationerna องค์การสหประชาชาติ Birleşmiş Milletler Tổ chức Liên hiệp quốc 联合国


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L'appelant une question qui "ne peut pas attendre", le Secretaire-General a lance une campagne mondiale qui regroupe les Nations Unies, les gouvernements et la societe civile pour mettre fin a la violence contre la femme.
A1/2 Les [euro][umlaut]tats-Unis s'engagent Ea collaborer avec d'autres grandes puissances pour contribuer de maniE re prE[umlaut]cise Ea un nouveau cadre mondial d'ici Ea la fin 2008 e, afin de participer Ea un accord international dans le cadre de la convention cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC) d'ici Ea 2009, E[umlaut]crit M.
Le Secretaire General, en ouvrant la session inaugurale de a Commission de Construction de la Paix, a indique que peu de questions avaient genere un plus grand consensus, ou de plus grandes attentes, que la responsabilite des Nations unies d'aider les Etats et les societes a se retablir apres la devastation causee par la guerre.
 
 
 
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