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United Nations: Intergovernmental organization
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 serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest international organization. The UN is headquartered in New York City, and the organization has other offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague, where the International Court of Justice is headquartered.

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Russian veto ends monitoring of UN's Norht Korea sanctions [Video]

Russian veto ends monitoring of UN's Norht Korea sanctions

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Situation in chaos-wracked Haiti is 'cataclysmic, says UN [Video]

Situation in chaos-wracked Haiti is 'cataclysmic, says UN

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UN top court orders Israel to allow more aid into Gaza [Video]

UN top court orders Israel to allow more aid into Gaza

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called the case “a vital step in the global effort to hold Israel accountable for perpetrating genocide.”

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'Just staggering': UN says households waste 1 bn meals a day [Video]

'Just staggering': UN says households waste 1 bn meals a day

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High Seas Treaty paves the way for ocean protection [Video]

High Seas Treaty paves the way for ocean protection

Just 1% of the high seas are protected — a far cry from the global goal to safeguard 30% of our oceans and seas by 2030. A year on from the High Seas Agreement's wrap-up at the United Nations, how..

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PM defends UK supporting UN in call for ceasefire in Gaza [Video]

PM defends UK supporting UN in call for ceasefire in Gaza

Rishi Sunak says the UK was "pleased" to support the UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza for the rest of the Ramadan period. The prime minister also says the resolution is "consistent with our..

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No let-up in Gaza war despite UN ceasefire resolution [Video]

No let-up in Gaza war despite UN ceasefire resolution

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UN ceasefire resolution deepens US-Israel rift [Video]

UN ceasefire resolution deepens US-Israel rift

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Israel Scraps Washington Talks After US Abstains from UN Gaza Ceasefire Vote| Oneindia News [Video]

Israel Scraps Washington Talks After US Abstains from UN Gaza Ceasefire Vote| Oneindia News

Israel cancels Washington meeting as US refrains from vetoing UN ceasefire resolution for Gaza. Israeli PM Netanyahu accuses the US of abandoning previous policy. Resolution calls for release of..

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UN ceasefire resolution sees Israel-US rift deepen [Video]

UN ceasefire resolution sees Israel-US rift deepen

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US Relations With Israel Decline Following UN Ceasefire Vote [Video]

US Relations With Israel Decline Following UN Ceasefire Vote

US Relations With Israel, Decline Following , UN Ceasefire Vote. On March 25, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. . On March 25, the..

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UN demands ceasefire in Gaza during Muslim holy month of Ramadan [Video]

UN demands ceasefire in Gaza during Muslim holy month of Ramadan

UN demands cease-fire in Gaza during Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its first demand to halt fighting.

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Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation to US over UN Gaza vote [Video]

Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation to US over UN Gaza vote

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Another UN Resolution Calling for Gaza Cease-Fire Fails to Pass Security Council Vote [Video]

Another UN Resolution Calling for Gaza Cease-Fire Fails to Pass Security Council Vote

Another UN Resolution Calling for , Gaza Cease-Fire Fails , to Pass Security Council Vote. On March 22, a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza was rejected..

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Gaza fighting rages as UN chief decries 'horror and starvation' [Video]

Gaza fighting rages as UN chief decries 'horror and starvation'

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UN chief Guterres says it's time to 'truly flood' Gaza with aid [Video]

UN chief Guterres says it's time to 'truly flood' Gaza with aid

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UN chief Guterres appeals for end to war's 'nightmare' at Rafah crossing [Video]

UN chief Guterres appeals for end to war's 'nightmare' at Rafah crossing

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Russia and China veto US proposal for Gaza ceasefire at the UN [Video]

Russia and China veto US proposal for Gaza ceasefire at the UN

Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza

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Blinken in Israel ahead of UN vote on Gaza ceasefire plan [Video]

Blinken in Israel ahead of UN vote on Gaza ceasefire plan

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UN to vote on US-sponsored bill calling for Israel-Hamas ceasefire [Video]

UN to vote on US-sponsored bill calling for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council is today expected to vote on a bill spearheaded by the United States calling for an "immediate and sustained ceasefire" in the Israel-Hamas war. The war as it stands..

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UN marks World Water Day as droughts plague the globe [Video]

UN marks World Water Day as droughts plague the globe

World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of freshwater - yet many parts of the world, including Catalonia, Spain, are..

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UN Secretary General meets with European leaders [Video]

UN Secretary General meets with European leaders

Antonio Guterres has warned that twin crises in Ukraine and Gaza have put the world in an exceptionally dangerous situation.

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UN Issues 'Red Alert' Regarding Global Warming After Record Heat in 2023 [Video]

UN Issues 'Red Alert' Regarding Global Warming After Record Heat in 2023

UN Issues 'Red Alert' , Regarding Global Warming , After Record Heat in 2023. Al Jazeera reports that the United Nations' weather agency has sounded a "red alert" regarding global warming, citing a..

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UN reports increase of violence in Sudan [Video]

UN reports increase of violence in Sudan

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UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat in 2023 [Video]

UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat in 2023

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