Definitions for United Nations
united na·tions

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. United Nations, UNnoun

   an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. United Nationsnoun

   An international coalition, founded 24 October 1945, headquartered in New York City

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. United Nations

   The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest and most familiar international organization. The UN is headquartered on international territory in New York City, and has other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague (home to the International Court of Justice). The UN was established after World War II with the aim of preventing future world wars, succeeding the League of Nations, which was characterized as ineffective. On 25 April 1945, 50 governments met in San Francisco for a conference and started drafting the UN Charter, which was adopted on 25 June 1945 and took effect on 24 October 1945, when the UN began operations. Pursuant to the Charter, the organization's objectives include maintaining international peace and security, protecting human rights, delivering humanitarian aid, promoting sustainable development, and upholding international law. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; with the addition of South Sudan in 2011, membership is now 193, representing almost all of the world's sovereign states.The organization's mission to preserve world peace was complicated in its early decades by the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union and their respective allies. Its missions have consisted primarily of unarmed military observers and lightly armed troops with primarily monitoring, reporting and confidence-building roles. UN membership grew significantly following widespread decolonization beginning in the 1960s. Since then, 80 former colonies have gained independence, including 11 trust territories that had been monitored by the Trusteeship Council. By the 1970s, the UN's budget for economic and social development programmes far outstripped its spending on peacekeeping. After the end of the Cold War, the UN shifted and expanded its field operations, undertaking a wide variety of complex tasks.The UN has six principal organs: the General Assembly; the Security Council; the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); the Trusteeship Council; the International Court of Justice; and the UN Secretariat. The UN System includes a multitude of specialized agencies, funds and programmes such as the World Bank Group, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, UNESCO, and UNICEF. Additionally, non-governmental organizations may be granted consultative status with ECOSOC and other agencies to participate in the UN's work. The UN's chief administrative officer is the secretary-general, currently Portuguese politician and diplomat António Guterres, who began his first five year-term on 1 January 2017 and was re-elected on 8 June 2021. The organization is financed by assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states. The UN, its officers, and its agencies have won many Nobel Peace Prizes, though other evaluations of its effectiveness have been mixed. Some commentators believe the organization to be an important force for peace and human development, while others have called it ineffective, biased, or corrupt.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. united nations

   The United Nations (UN) is an international organization founded in 1945 after World War II. It is composed of 193 member countries and is aimed at promoting peace, security, social progress, economic development, and international law. The UN engages in a wide range of activities, including peacekeeping missions, conflict resolution, humanitarian assistance, disease prevention, and cultural preservation. Its main organs are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN Secretariat.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. United Nations

   The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims include promoting and facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, political freedoms, democracy, and the achievement of lasting world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; there are now 193. From its offices around the world, the UN and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year. The organization has six principal organs: the General Assembly; the Security Council; the Economic and Social Council; the Secretariat; the International Court of Justice; and the United Nations Trusteeship Council. Other prominent UN System agencies include the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme and United Nations Children's Fund. The UN's most prominent position is that of the office of Secretary-General which has been held by Ban Ki-moon of South Korea since 2007.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. United Nations

   An international organization whose members include most of the sovereign nations of the world with headquarters in New York City. The primary objectives of the organization are to maintain peace and security and to achieve international cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian problems.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. united nations

   The United Nations (also known as the Global United Nations Syndicate or G.U.N.S) is a criminal organization based in the Greater Vancouver area in British Columbia formed in the 1990s. The name alludes to the various ethnic origins of its members. It is believed the decision to have a multi-ethnic criminal organization was in direct defiance to the racist membership practices held by the Hells Angels (who are considered enemies), not allowing any minorities to join their ranks. Police have estimated the U.N gang has up to 100-150 core members in the Lower Mainland area of B.C. The alleged leader of the United Nations is Clayton Roueche, who shares the leadership role with Jing Bon Chan. It is rumored that the gang has a hierarchy similar to that of the Italian Mafia, yet takes inspiration from Chinese Triad gangs in their initiation techniques. Once potential members have proven themselves adequately, they are "made" during a ceremony in which they swear to uphold the laws of the gang. Some examples are: No hard drugs. No police informing. No committing a sexual act with a sworn brother's spouse. No stealing from or ripping off sworn brothers. All these examples are believed to be punishable by death. In the early days of the U.N gang, they were linked to Asian organized crime. But today, the gang has links to outlaw motorcycle gangs, Indo-Canadian and independent organized crime groups as well. The United Nations gang are known for their use of violence, threatening and intimidation and lack of fear of law enforcement. Police sources say the gang has established a choke hold on the drug trade in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. Their main rivals are the Independent Soldiers and Red Scorpions criminal organizations, but they are sworn enemies of the Hells Angels as well (although some U.N. members have working relationships with full patch H.A.s). Today, police believe the U.N is a structured organization that imports and distributes B.C bud and cocaine accumulating millions of dollars through Canada, the United States and Mexico. Police also believe they dabble in weapons trafficking, marijuana grow-ops, cross-border trafficking, extortion, kidnappings and the dealing of heroin and crystal meth. Authorities believe that the U.N gang is now actively applying their trade in other Canadian cities such as Winnipeg and Edmonton with underworld connections expanding into U.S. cities such as Seattle, Washington and northern California.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. united nations

   An international socialist organization created to ensure World Peace. It has a number of democratically elected socialist unity government representatives from each member country of the world. Each member country has a representative elected through a UN representative election in their country. Each country is united and collaborates with all facets and structures of the relevant unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity parliament, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government to ensure the cocreation of World peace. All members of the organization are focused positively on cocreating optimum health, democracy, human rights, right to life, shared prosperity for all, stability, socialism, solidarity, cohesion, animal rights, right to housing, fasttrack of public housing on public land projects, right to free preschool education, fasttrack of SDG social enterprise creation, right to parent, right to free preschool education, right to a standard of living, creation of a universal living income system, right to internet access, economic stability, financial stability, civil rights, equal rights, equal opportunities, employment rights, childrens rights, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, united partnership, multi-party working, community empowerment systems, redistribution of wealth, fairness and justness across society, the country, jurisdiction and the world and contribute to the cocreation of global and national peace agreements, peace treaties, the universes truth, the collective plan for the evolution of humanity and has a fair, just and transparent system of checks and balances.

   The United Nations is respected and valued for the services it provides throughout the world.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 24, 2021  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. united nations

   Quotes by united nations -- Explore a large variety of famous quotes made by united nations on the Quotes.net website.

2. united nations

   Song lyrics by united nations -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by united nations on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • World Organization

How to pronounce United Nations?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say United Nations in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of United Nations in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of United Nations in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of United Nations in a Sentence

1. Nikki Haley:

   United Nations have photographs of proof of ship-to-ship transfers.

2. Petr Iliichev:

   We think we should leave the status quo. It is an example of how the United Nations respects cultural differences.

3. Scott Swift:

   It's my sense that some nations view freedom of the seas as up for grabs, as something that can be taken down and redefined by domestic law or by reinterpreting international law, some nations continue to impose superfluous warnings and restrictions on freedom of the seas in their exclusive economic zones and claim territorial water rights that are inconsistent with (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). This trend is particularly egregious in contested waters.

4. Roza Otunbayeva:

   In the history of the United Nations, no other regime has ever tried to ban women from working for the Organization just because they are women. This decision represents an assault against women, the fundamental principles of the UN, and on international law.

5. House Speaker John Boehner:

   While the president's Iran deal may have been applauded at the United Nations, I think he faces serious skepticism here at home, let me just assure you that members of Congress will ask much tougher questions this afternoon when we meet with the president's team, because a bad deal threatens the security of the American people.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=United Nations
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/United_Nations
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=United Nations