the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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Almost 14 months of the Israeli military campaign in Lebanon has killed more than 3,700 people, many of them civilians, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, and close to 1 million people have been displaced across Lebanon, according to the United Nations.
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Npr Staff, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
This phenomenon is on routine display at the United Nations’ General Assembly and Human Rights Council.
—Eugene Kontorovich, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Arab states, the United Nations and aid groups have repeatedly called for an end to Israel’s offensive, which has displaced almost all of Gaza’s population of more than 2 million people and flattened entire neighborhoods.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
In 2022, the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest court, advanced a separate case against Myanmar brought by Gambia alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Npr Staff, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
This phenomenon is on routine display at the United Nations’ General Assembly and Human Rights Council.
—Eugene Kontorovich, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Arab states, the United Nations and aid groups have repeatedly called for an end to Israel’s offensive, which has displaced almost all of Gaza’s population of more than 2 million people and flattened entire neighborhoods.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
In 2022, the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest court, advanced a separate case against Myanmar brought by Gambia alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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