United Nations

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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.

Aliases (8)
  • United Nations (international organization) ×2
  • United Nations (design work/consultancy) ×1
  • United Nations (fictional) ×1
  • United Nations (from 1955) ×1
  • United Nations (wartime alliance) ×1
  • United Nations founding coalition (de facto, after 1945) ×1
  • United Nations principal organs ×1
  • United Nations system ×1

Statements (70)
Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
charterSigned 1945-06-26
charterSignedAt San Francisco
emblem Emblem of the United Nations
firstSecretaryGeneral Trygve Lie
flag Flag of the United Nations
founded 1945
foundingContext after World War II
hasBudgetCurrency 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 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, Manhattan
memberState France
People's Republic of China
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

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Belgium
Belize
Beluu er a Belau
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde Islands
Central African Republic
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominion of Ceylon
Ecuador
Egypt
Egyptian government
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estado Novo (Portugal)
Federal Government of Somalia
Fiji
Finland
France and Austria
French Fifth Republic
French Republic
Gabon
Germany
Ghana
Government of Argentina
Government of Ecuador
Government of El Salvador
Government of Guatemala
Government of Iraq
Government of Italy
Government of Japan
Government of Panama
Government of Peru
Government of Uganda
Greece
Grenada
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kingdom of Greece
Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kofi Annan
Kuwait
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Peru
Philippine government
Polish People’s Republic
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Soviet Union
Soviet government
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Switzerland
memberOf
African Union
African Union
Armed Forces of Peru
Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute
Assembly of the International Seabed Authority
Black Sea Economic Cooperation
CICTE
Collective Security Treaty Organization
Common Security and Defence Policy
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
Council of Europe
Economic Community of Central African States
Economic Cooperation Organization
European Union crisis management operations
Financial Action Task Force
G5 Sahel
GAFI
Global Forum on Migration and Development
Group of 24
Groupe d’action financière
Gulf Cooperation Council
IGAD
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
International Chamber of Commerce
International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court
International Hydrographic Organization
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic movement
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
International Seabed Authority
Interpol
La Défense
Lutheran World Federation
Melanesian Spearhead Group
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy Division
Non-Aligned Movement
Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Organization of American States
Pacific Islands Forum
Presidency of the International Criminal Court
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
SICA
Technical Secretariat of the OPCW
United Cities and Local Governments
World Bank
cooperatesWith
African Institute for Economic Development and Planning
Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco
Avengers
Conference on Disarmament
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government
Division for Sustainable Development Goals
Division of Policy, Evaluation and Training
ECA Subregional Office for North Africa
Executive Board of UNESCO
FAO Council
Filippo Grandi
Forest Division
General Conference of UNIDO
Global Service Centre
ICAO Council
ITC
ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
Industrial Development Board
International Oceanographic Commission
John Humphrey
MSC
Office of Support Operations
Paul G. Hoffman
Policy and Mediation Division
S.H.I.E.L.D.
SRO-CA
SRO-EA
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization
UNECE Inland Transport Committee
UNIT ("United Nations (fictional)")
UNON
United Nations Chief Executives Board for Coordination
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations Population Division
United Nations Population Fund
United Nations University
Universal Esperanto Association
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
affiliation
Africa II Division
Bert Koenders
DGC
Dag Hammarskjöld
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
Donal McLaughlin ("United Nations (design work/consultancy)")
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Filippo Grandi
Gunnar Myrdal
Hans Blix
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
John Humphrey
Kofi Annan
Lakhdar Brahimi
Peng Chun Chang
Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche
Trygve Lie
U Thant
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
United Nations Security and Safety Service
employer
Counter-Terrorism Committee
Department of Peace Operations
Division of Administration ("United Nations (international organization)")
Division of Special Activities ("United Nations (international organization)")
Flag of the United Nations
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
Nansen Medal
Office of Internal Oversight Services
UNEP Champion of the Earth
United Nations Capital Development Fund
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
United Nations Emergency Force
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
United Nations Security Council Resolution 83
United Nations Security Council Resolution 85
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
country
IMCO
International Fund for Agricultural Development
International Maritime Organization
Peacebuilding Commission
UNAIDS
UNESCO
United Nations Development Group
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response
United Nations Population Fund
United Nations University
World Food Programme
World Health Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
foundedBy
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Division of Specialized Operations
ECA Subregional Office for Central Africa
ExCom
Executive Council (World Meteorological Organization)
Financing for Development Office
GCET
ITU Radiocommunication Sector
Investigations Division
Outreach Division
affiliatedWith
Article 47 of the United Nations Charter
Lebanese Ambassador to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations
Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations
UN Department of Global Communications
United Nations Treaty Series, volume 78
United States Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
United States Representative for UN Management and Reform
jurisdiction
Allée des Drapeaux
Carnegie Foundation (Peace Palace)
General Committee
Nelson Mandela International Day
Peace Palace
Secretary General
UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly
associatedWith
EPTA
Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance
Italian Somaliland
Oil-for-Food Programme
Timor-Leste
UN transport conventions
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
administeredBy
Bahamas
Barbados
Francoist Spain ("United Nations (from 1955)")
Government of Nicaragua
Marshall Islands
Philippines
Samoa
internationalOrganizationMembership
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
Arab–Israeli peace process
Chapultepec Peace Accords
Geneva Accords of 1988
New York Agreement
Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
Suez Crisis
mediatedBy
1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
Article IX (Genocide Convention)
Flag of the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
adoptedBy
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
Universal Copyright Convention
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
concludedUnderAuspicesOf
Australian government
Government of Colombia
Government of Ghana
Government of Mexico
Thai government
United States government
internationalOrganizationMember
An Agenda for Peace
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
Human Development Report
International Day of Human Space Flight
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V)
countryOfOrigin
UN Digital Library
UN M49
United Nations Archives Geneva
United Nations bibliographic databases
United Nations iLibrary
maintainedBy
Canadian Forces
Danish Armed Forces
Indian Armed Forces
Norwegian Armed Forces
alliance
Committee on World Food Security
International Day of Human Space Flight
Special Fund
UN Truth Commission for El Salvador
establishedBy
Denmark
France
Luxembourg
Sweden
foundingMemberOf
Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa
First Liberian Civil War
Iran–Iraq War
Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis
involvedOrganization
Constitution of the World Health Organization
Convention on the International Maritime Organization
United Nations crime suppression conventions
adoptedUnderAuspicesOf
Department for General Assembly and Conference Management
Department of Operational Support
Office of Legal Affairs
appliesToJurisdiction
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
International Science Council
OECD Development Co-operation Directorate
collaboratesWith
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Ansar al-Sharia in Libya
al-Qaeda
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy
Armed Forces of South Africa
Bureau of International Organization Affairs
Saami Council
engagesWith
Central American Integration System
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Pacific Islands Forum
hasObserver
Internet governance
San José Agreement
Suez Crisis
involvesOrganization
President of the International Court of Justice
United Nations Office to the African Union liaison functions
appliesToOrganization
A Race We Can Win. A Race We Must Win.
UNESCO Gold Medal Award
associatedWithOrganization
G7
Summit of Heads of State and Government of CELAC
coordinatesWith
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Reporters Without Borders
hasConsultativeStatusWith
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary)
Second Committee (Economic and Financial)
hasParentOrganization
Government of Turkey
Palestinian government
interactsWith
New Zealand government
Portuguese Third Republic
isMemberOf
Everybody Matters: A Memoir
The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
mainSubject
On My Own
about
Partha Dasgupta
advisorTo
QUNO
advocatesAt
Operation Chromite
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Allies of World War II ("United Nations (wartime alliance)")
alsoKnownAs
East Jerusalem
annexationNotRecognizedBy
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
appliesTo
PM
assignedBy
South African
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Article 49 of the United Nations Charter
authority
KFOR mission in Kosovo
authorizedBy
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter
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Libyan Political Agreement
brokeredBy
Yom Kippur War
ceasefireBrokeredBy
2006 Lebanon War
ceasefireMediatedBy
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
cofounder
Chris Milk
collaboratedWith
First Assessment Report
commissionedBy
First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
concludedUnder
Population Registration Act
condemnedBy
UN Messenger of Peace
conferredBy
Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s
conflictBetween
2014 UN Climate Summit
convenedBy
CWC
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EUNAVFOR MED IRINI
coordinatedWith
ReliefWeb
countryOfOperator
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)
countryOfOrganization
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
declaredBy
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
designatedAsTerroristBy
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
designatedTerroristBy
International Bill of Human Rights
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United Nations system of international law
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Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
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United Nations documentation
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Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
endorsedBy
Charter of the United Nations
established
Finnish government
foreignRelationsWith
UN
fullName
IUCN
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Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
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Spanish-speaking world
hasCommonOrganizationLanguage
Nordic countries
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Turtle Bay
hasNotableInstitution
Nobel Peace Prize
hasNotableLaureate
Palestine Liberation Organization
hasObserverStatusAt
India–United Kingdom relations
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Syrian Civil War
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United Nations system ("United Nations principal organs")
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United Nations iLibrary
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Rafah refugee camp
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Article XVII (Genocide Convention)
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World Evangelical Alliance
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Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
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Allied forces
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EPTA
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El Mozote massacre
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Second Liberian Civil War
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Salvadoran Civil War
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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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International Criminal Court
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Spanish
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United Nations Secretariat ("United Nations system")
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Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
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Holocaust remembrance
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Earth Day
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POL
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French
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Ethiopian Empire
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Arab–Israeli conflict
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Declaration by United Nations
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Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration process
ledBy
My Day
mainTopic
2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak
majorResponseActor
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
mandatedBy
Guatemala
UNMembership

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