The United Nations (UN) is a massive intergovernmental organization founded after the end of World War II to foster healthy diplomacy; maintain global peace and stability; and facilitate international cooperation.
Based in New York with branches all over the world, the UN is the world's largest international organization.
It consists of six principal organs:
The UN also consists of several smaller agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The UN overall is led by the secretary-general, who is currently Antonio Guterres.
OCHA further claimed that 320 aid workers have been killed in Gaza since Ocotber 7, 2023.
Shurat HaDin Warns of a dangerous precedent against democratic militaries and calls on US to sanction The Hague and its chief prosecutor.
Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court Wednesday after allegedly being kidnapped from a book launch in Kenya.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot that the push from France, Germany, and Britain to submit a resolution against Tehran would "complicate matter."
UNIFIL called the incident "yet another stark reminder" of the dangers that its peacekeepers face in Lebanon.
Americans felt the vibe – that American wokeness and moral self-doubt were insidious weaknesses. Therefore, they ruled that the Obama era must finally end.
We also demand that the world stop rewarding terror. To remove Israel and admit Palestine as a full member of the UN at this moment is to endorse this strategy of violence and obstruction.
Around 10 rockets cross from Lebanon toward Haifa Bay area • IDF raids underground Hezbollah weapons cache
The key point concerns the establishment of a committee to oversee the implementation of UN Resolution 1701. Berri added that the wording in the agreement is not acceptable to Lebanon.
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