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{{Short description|Intergovernmental self-regulatory body}}
{{Redirect|UN|other uses|UN (disambiguation)|and|United Nations (disambiguation)}}
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    | rowclass2 = mergedrow| label2 = [[Standard Chinese|Chinese]]: | data2 = {{lang|zh|联合国}}
    | rowclass3 = mergedrow| label3 = [[French language|French]]: | data3 = {{lang|fr|Organisation des Nations unies|italic=unset}}
    | rowclass4 = mergedrow| label4 = [[Russian language|Russian]]: | data4 = {{nowrap|{{lang|ru|Организация Объединённых Наций}}}}
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| linking_name           = the United Nations
| image_flag             = Flag of the United Nations.svg
| symbol_type            = [[Flag of the United Nations#Design|Emblem]]
| image_symbol           = UN emblem blue.svg
| image_map              = United Nations (Member States and Territories).svg
| image_map_caption      = [[Members of the United Nations]]
| org_type               = [[Intergovernmental organization]]
| membership             = [[Member states of the United Nations|193 member states]]<br />[[United Nations General Assembly observers|2 observer states]]
| admin_center_type      = [[Headquarters]]
| admin_center           = [[Headquarters of the United Nations|760 United Nations Plaza]], Manhattan, New York City ([[international zone]])
| languages_type         = [[Official languages of the United Nations|Official languages]]
| languages              = {{hlist|[[Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic]]|[[Standard Chinese|Chinese]]|[[British English|English]]|[[French language|French]]|[[Russian language|Russian]]|[[Spanish language|Spanish]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/en/our-work/official-languages |title=Official Languages |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713075145/https://www.un.org/en/our-work/official-languages |archive-date=13 July 2021 |website=United Nations |access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref>}}
| languages2_type        = [[Official script]]
| languages2_sub         = yes
| languages2              = {{hlist|[[Arabic script|Arabic]]|[[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]]|[[Latin script|Latin]]|[[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]]}}
| leader_title1          = [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary‑General]]
| leader_name1           = [[António Guterres]]
| leader_title2          = [[Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations|Deputy Secretary-General]]
| leader_name2           = [[Amina J. Mohammed]]
| leader_title3          = [[President of the United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly President]]
| leader_name3           = [[Philemon Yang]]
| leader_title4          = [[President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council|Economic and Social Council President]]
| leader_name4           = [[Bob Rae]]
| leader_title5          = [[Presidency of the United Nations Security Council|Security Council Presidency]]
| leader_name5           = {{#switch:{{CURRENTYEAR}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}
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   |2023 February = [[Malta]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
   |2023 March    = [[Mozambique]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
   |2023 April    = [[Russia]]
   |2023 May      = [[Switzerland]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
   |2023 June     = [[United Arab Emirates]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
   |2023 July     = [[United Kingdom]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
   |2023 August   = [[United States]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
   |2023 September= [[Albania]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
   |2023 October  = [[Brazil]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
   |2023 November = [[China]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
   |2023 December = [[Ecuador]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
   |2024 January  = [[France]] ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}})
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| established_event1     = [[Charter of the United Nations|UN Charter]] signed
| established_date1      = {{Start date and age|1945|06|26|df=yes|p=y}}
| established_event2     = Charter entered into force
| established_date2      = {{Start date and age|1945|10|24|df=yes|p=y}}
| official_website       = {{URL|un.org}}
| p1                     = League of Nations
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The '''United Nations''' ('''UN''') is an [[intergovernmental organization]] established by the signing of the [[Charter of the United Nations|UN Charter]] on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining [[international peace]] and [[international security|security]], to develop friendly [[Diplomacy|relations]] among [[State (polity)|states]], to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals.

The [[United Nations headquarters]] is located in [[New York City]], with several other offices located in [[United Nations Office at Geneva|Geneva]], [[United Nations Office at Nairobi|Nairobi]], [[United Nations Office at Vienna|Vienna]], and [[The Hague]]. The UN comprises six principal organizations: the [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]], the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]], the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council|Economic and Social Council]], the [[International Court of Justice]], the [[United Nations Secretariat|Secretariat]], and the [[United Nations Trusteeship Council|Trusteeship Council]] which, together with several [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|specialized agencies]] and related agencies, make up the [[United Nations System]].

The UN has primarily focused on economic and social development, particularly in the wave of [[decolonization]] in the mid-20th century. The UN has been praised as a leader of peace and human development, with many officers and agencies having been awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]], but has also been [[Criticism of the United Nations|criticized for perceived ineffectiveness, bias, and corruption.]]