United Nations

Summary

United Nations is an intergovernmental organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of intergovernmental_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,509 views/month, #1 of 138).^[2]

Key Facts

• United Nations held citizenship in Earth^[3].
• United Nations is the creator of Allies of World War II^[4].
• United Nations received the Nobel Peace Prize^[5].
• United Nations received the Peabody Awards^[6].
• United Nations received the Sakharov Prize^[7].
• United Nations received the Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal^[8].
• United Nations is in the country of United States^[9].
• United Nations's instance of is recorded as intergovernmental organization^[10].
• United Nations's instance of is recorded as international organization^[11].
• United Nations's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[12].
• United Nations's official language is recorded as Russian^[13].
• United Nations's official language is recorded as Arabic^[14].
• United Nations's official language is recorded as Standard Chinese^[15].
• United Nations's official language is recorded as English^[16].
• United Nations's official language is recorded as French^[17].
• United Nations's official language is recorded as Spanish^[18].
• United Nations's official language is recorded as Chinese^[19].
• United Nations's anthem is recorded as Hymn to the United Nations^[20].
• United Nations's main regulatory text is recorded as Charter of the United Nations^[21].
• United Nations's founder is recorded as Soviet Union^[22].
• United Nations's founder is recorded as United States^[23].
• United Nations's founder is recorded as Republic of China^[24].
• United Nations's founder is recorded as Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic^[25].
• United Nations's founder is recorded as Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic^[26].
• United Nations's founder is recorded as United Kingdom^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Soviet Union^[22], United States^[23], Republic of China^[24], Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic^[25], Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic^[26], and United Kingdom^[27].

Operations

United Nations's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[28].

Recognition

Awards received include Nobel Peace Prize^[5], a peace award^[29]; Peabody Awards^[6], an award^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1940^[32]; Sakharov Prize^[7], a human rights award^[33], in European Union^[34], founded in 1988^[35], headquartered in Strasbourg^[36]; and Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal^[8], an award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1982^[39].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for United Nations include United Nations Day^[40], United Nations Plaza^[41], UN City^[42], Platz der Vereinten Nationen^[43], and United Nations Medal^[44].

Why It Matters

United Nations ranks in the top 0.72% of intergovernmental_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,509 views/month, #1 of 138).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Works attributed to it include Paris Agreement^[47], a treaty^[48], in France^[49], written by it^[50]; Kyoto Protocol^[51], an environmental protocol^[52], written by it^[53]; Agenda 21^[54], a written work^[55], written by it^[56]; Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs^[57], a treaty^[58], written by it^[59]; Declaration of the Rights of the Child^[60], an United Nations General Assembly resolution^[61], written by it^[62]; and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1982^[63], an United Nations Security Council resolution^[64], written by it^[65]. Entities named for it include United Nations Day^[40], United Nations Plaza^[41], UN City^[42], Platz der Vereinten Nationen^[43], and United Nations Medal^[44].

FAQs

What awards did United Nations receive?

Honors received include Nobel Peace Prize^[5], Peabody Awards^[6], Sakharov Prize^[7], and Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal^[8].