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United Nations

an international organization founded after the Second World War to support peace, cooperation, and international law.

Category
International organization
Region
Global
Date range
from 1945

What it means

The United Nations was founded in 1945 after the failure of the League of Nations and the devastation of the Second World War. It provides forums for diplomacy, peacekeeping, humanitarian work, development, and international law, though powerful states still limit what it can do.

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