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    U·nit·ed Na·tions
    /yo͞oˌnīdəd ˈnāSH(ə)nz/
    • 1. an international organization of countries set up in 1945, in succession to the League of Nations, to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.

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  2. Sep 12, 2023 · The United Nations (UN) is an international organisation which was formed in 1945 after the end of World War Two with the aim of maintaining international...

  3. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its...

  4. The United Nations came into being in 1945, following the devastation of the Second World War, with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and security. The UN does this by ...

  5. Sep 24, 2019 · Associated Press. By Somini Sengupta. Sept. 24, 2019. Now in its seventh decade, the United Nations is well known throughout the world. But how many people know what it does or how it works?

  6. United Nations (UN), International organization founded (1945) at the end of World War II to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations on equal terms, and encourage international cooperation in solving intractable human problems.

  7. States are admitted to membership in the United Nations by decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. The recognition of a new State or Government is an act ...

  8. United Nations definition: an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945, and since then by many more countries.

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