the United Nationsnoun [ + sing/pl verb ]
uk/jʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈneɪ.ʃənz/us/jʊˌnaɪ.t̬ɪd ˈneɪ.ʃənz/abbreviation the UNan international organization that was established in 1945 and aims to solve world problems in a peaceful way
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- The United Nations estimated that people’s daily food intake fell by thirty to fifty percent.