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United Nations

(Encyclopedia)CE5 CE5 United Nations (UN), international organization established immediately after World War II. It replaced the League of Nations. In 1945, when the UN was founded, there were 51 members; 193...

Secretariat, United Nations

(Encyclopedia)Secretariat, United Nations: see United Nations. ...

United Nations Children's Fund

(Encyclopedia)United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), a specialized fund of the United Nations. It was established in 1946 as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, and became a permanent part...

United Nations Development Program

(Encyclopedia)United Nations Development Program (UNDP), agency of the United Nations, established in 1965 to unify the operations of the Expanded Program of Technical Assistance and the United Nations Special Fund...

United Nations General Assembly

(Encyclopedia)United Nations General Assembly: see United Nations. ...

United Nations Members (table)

(Encyclopedia)United Nations Members

United Nations Security Council

(Encyclopedia)United Nations Security Council: see United Nations. ...

United Nations Trusteeship Council

(Encyclopedia)United Nations Trusteeship Council: see trusteeship, territorial. ...

United Nations Atomic Energy Commission

(Encyclopedia)United Nations Atomic Energy Commission: see disarmament, nuclear. ...

United Nations Children's Emergency Fund

(Encyclopedia)United Nations Children's Emergency Fund: see United Nations Children's Fund. ...