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.

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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

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UNON conference centre operatedBy United Nations
UNON conference centre ownedBy United Nations
OIOS parentOrganization United Nations
Investigations Division affiliatedWith United Nations
CWC cooperationWith United Nations
Conference on Disarmament affiliation United Nations
ICC isIndependentOf United Nations
subject surface form: International Criminal Court
ICC cooperatesWith United Nations
subject surface form: International Criminal Court
QUNO advocatesAt United Nations
Central African Republic memberOf United Nations
Soviet Ukraine wasFoundingMemberOf United Nations
South–South cooperation promotedBy United Nations
Turtle Bay neighborhood hasNotableInstitution United Nations
subject surface form: Turtle Bay
UNCHR partOf United Nations
subject surface form: United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Federal Government of Somalia memberOf United Nations
G5 Sahel cooperatesWith United Nations
Italian Somaliland administeredBy United Nations
Madrid Accords relatedOrganization United Nations
UNIT affiliation United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations (fictional)
DESA partOf United Nations
subject surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
DESA affiliation United Nations
subject surface form: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Population Division affiliation United Nations
subject surface form: United Nations Population Division
Forest Division affiliation United Nations
Forest Division relatedTo United Nations
CSP relatedTo United Nations
subject surface form: Conference of the States Parties
Saami Council engagesWith United Nations
ISA cooperatesWith United Nations
subject surface form: International Seabed Authority
Chadians supranationalMembership United Nations