United Nations

E340

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

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (20)

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
charterSigned 1945-06-26
charterSignedAt San Francisco
emblem Flag of the United Nations
surface form: Emblem of the United Nations
firstSecretaryGeneral Trygve Lie
flag Flag of the United Nations
founded 1945
foundingContext after World War II
hasBudgetCurrency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
hasChildrenAgency UNICEF
hasDevelopmentProgram United Nations Development Programme
hasGlobalScope yes
hasHumanRightsOffice Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
hasMainOrgan International Court of Justice
Trusteeship Council
United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Secretariat
United Nations Security Council
hasMemberStateCount 193
hasObserver Holy See
State of Palestine
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
hasPeacekeepingRole yes
hasPrincipalJudicialOrgan International Court of Justice
hasRefugeeAgency UNHCR
hasRegionalCommission United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
hasSpecializedAgency Food and Agriculture Organization
International Civil Aviation Organization
International Labour Organization
International Maritime Organization
International Monetary Fund
International Telecommunication Union
UNESCO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
World Bank
surface form: World Bank Group

World Health Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
World Meteorological Organization
World Tourism Organization
headquartersCoordinates 40.7496°N 73.9670°W
headquartersCountry United States of America
headquartersLocation New York City
inception 1945-10-24
legalDocument Charter of the United Nations
locatedOn Turtle Bay
surface form: Turtle Bay, Manhattan
memberState France
China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Russia
surface form: Russian Federation

United Kingdom
United States of America
predecessor League of Nations
purpose achieve international cooperation
develop friendly relations among nations
maintain international peace and security
promote and encourage respect for human rights
replaced League of Nations
secretaryGeneral António Guterres
secretaryGeneralStart 2017-01-01
shortName UN

Referenced by (2,265)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States of America memberOf United Nations
President Franklin D. Roosevelt supportedCreationOf United Nations
subject surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations Headquarters ownedBy United Nations
Japan memberOf United Nations
Government of Japan memberOf United Nations
Chile memberOf United Nations
G7 coordinatesWith United Nations
Mexico memberOf United Nations
Soviet Union memberOf United Nations
Belgium memberOf United Nations
Allies of World War II alsoKnownAs United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations (wartime alliance)
Spanish isOfficialLanguageOf United Nations
Holy See observerStatusIn United Nations
World Health Organization foundedBy United Nations
Trygve Lie employer United Nations
International Court of Justice partOf United Nations
UNHCR parentOrganization United Nations
Flag of the United Nations country United Nations
Flag of the United Nations adoptedBy United Nations
United Kingdom memberOf United Nations
Korean War supportedBy United Nations
France foundingMemberOf United Nations
Italy memberOf United Nations
Netherlands memberOf United Nations
Greece memberOf United Nations
Portugal memberOf United Nations
Australia memberOf United Nations
UK government participatesIn United Nations
My Day mainTopic United Nations
On My Own about United Nations
India memberOf United Nations
Egypt memberOf United Nations
Ecuador memberOf United Nations
Panama memberOf United Nations
Zimbabwe memberOf United Nations
UN Messenger of Peace conferredBy United Nations
League of Nations replacedBy United Nations
UNESCO foundedBy United Nations
UNESCO parentOrganization United Nations