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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Lieutenant General Carl von Horn employer United Nations
subject surface form: Carl von Horn
Assistant Secretary-General employer United Nations
UNSC affiliation United Nations
subject surface form: United Nations Statistical Commission
St Lucia memberOf United Nations
subject surface form: Saint Lucia
Filipina memberOf United Nations
subject surface form: Philippines
ILC country United Nations
subject surface form: International Law Commission
ILC parentOrganization United Nations
subject surface form: International Law Commission
Sture Linner employer United Nations
Kamel Morjane employer United Nations
WCED country United Nations
subject surface form: World Commission on Environment and Development
Republic of Egypt memberOf United Nations
Stéphane Hessel employer United Nations
Russian Federation (illegally, not internationally recognized) memberOf United Nations
subject surface form: Russian Federation
HeForShe affiliation United Nations
Jamal Benomar employer United Nations
UNICEF House, New York affiliation United Nations
TDB affiliation United Nations
subject surface form: Trade and Development Board
Brazil–Portugal relations memberOf United Nations
Republic of Ireland memberOf United Nations
UNMIS parentOrganization United Nations
MINUCI parentOrganization United Nations
United States (across the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario) memberOf United Nations
subject surface form: United States
Vieira de Mello employer United Nations
subject surface form: Sérgio Vieira de Mello
Lamberto Zannier employer United Nations
Lamberto Zannier affiliatedWith United Nations
Democratic Yemen memberOf United Nations
PDRY memberOf United Nations
UNICPOLOS parentOrganization United Nations
Eduardo Mendoza employer United Nations
SPLOS parentOrganization United Nations
OrganizationForSecurityAndCoOperationInEurope cooperatesWith United Nations
subject surface form: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
First Malagasy Republic memberOf United Nations
United States (corporate parent) memberOf United Nations
subject surface form: United States