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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Arabic oneOfSixOfficialLanguagesOf United Nations
Egyptian government memberOf United Nations
IUCN hasAdvisoryRoleTo United Nations
InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay declaredBy United Nations
subject surface form: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
LiberationOfAuschwitz recognizedBy United Nations
Pakistan memberOf United Nations
Nobel Peace Prize notableLaureate United Nations
World Bank cooperatesWith United Nations
El Salvador memberOf United Nations
Germany memberOf United Nations
Luxembourg memberOf United Nations
Luxembourg foundingMemberOf United Nations
New Zealand memberOf United Nations
Peru memberOf United Nations
Nigeria memberOf United Nations
United Nations Secretariat partOf United Nations
United Nations Secretariat isPartOf United Nations
this entity surface form: United Nations system
Dag Hammarskjöld Library operator United Nations
Dag Hammarskjöld Library ownedBy United Nations
Tunisia memberOf United Nations
Trusteeship Council partOf United Nations
UNICEF parentOrganization United Nations
Pan-American Highway recognizedBy United Nations
Austria memberOf United Nations
World Economic Forum in Davos relatedOrganization United Nations
subject surface form: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos