UN, the

UN, the
UN, the or U.N., the [ ,ju `en ]
the United Nations: an international organization that encourages countries to work together in order to solve world problems such as war, disease, and poverty:
The UN has called on the warring nations to find a peaceful solution.
a. only before noun belonging to or connected with the UN:
a UN weapons inspector
the UN Declaration of Human Rights
UN peacekeeping forces

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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