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The UN is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
abbreviation UN
adoptedDocument Universal Declaration of Human Rights
adoptedDocumentOn 1948-12-10
cameIntoForceOn 1945-10-24
charterName Charter of the United Nations
charterSignedOn 1945-06-26
currentSecretaryGeneral António Guterres
currentSecretaryGeneralStartDate 2017-01-01
foundedIn San Francisco
foundedOn 1945-10-24
foundingConference United Nations Conference on International Organization
fullName United Nations
hasObserver Holy See
State of Palestine
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
hasPeacekeepingRole United Nations peacekeeping operations
hasPrincipalOrgan International Court of Justice
Trusteeship Council
United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Secretariat
United Nations Security Council
hasProgram United Nations Children’s Fund
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
World Food Programme
hasSpecializedAgency Food and Agriculture Organization
International Labour Organization
International Monetary Fund
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
World Bank Group
World Health Organization
headquartersCountry United States of America
headquartersLocation New York City
legalStatus subject of international law
memberStatesCount 193
predecessor League of Nations
primaryGoal achieve international cooperation
develop friendly relations among nations
maintain international peace and security
promote and encourage respect for human rights
regionServed worldwide
secretaryGeneralTitle Secretary-General of the United Nations
website https://www.un.org/

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
UN
abbreviation
United Nations
shortName

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