The United Nations (UN) is a massive intergovernmental organization founded after the end of World War II to foster healthy diplomacy; maintain global peace and stability; and facilitate international cooperation.
Based in New York with branches all over the world, the UN is the world's largest international organization.
It consists of six principal organs:
The UN also consists of several smaller agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The UN overall is led by the secretary-general, who is currently Antonio Guterres.
The confirmation comes despite opposition from the US, UN Watch, and 100,000 petitioners.
Former Israeli UN envoy Gilad Erdan said the UN will always have an anti-Israel majority and urged Israel to lead a global campaign to halt its funding.
"Her reappointment would show the UN tolerates antisemitic hatred and support for terrorism," the letter concluded.
France's foreign minister warned that a military confrontation with Iran is likely if a nuclear deal is not reached soon.
This follows Trump's withdrawal of Elise Stafanik's nomination after concerns that her exit from the House of Representatives could affect the Republican legislative majority.
Over half of northern Gaza appears to be under evacuation orders.
Pulling her from the nomination would be done in part because of concern about Republicans' tight majority in the House of Representatives, which she would leave if confirmed for the post.
"This reality is too cruel to grasp. No one can truly understand it in 90 seconds—not even in 90 hours, and my friends are still in hell after more than 510 days," she said.
The United Nations has become a platform for delegitimizing Israel, contributing to a distorted view of reality.
Amid calls for women’s rights, the UN Commission on the Status of Women became a platform for one-sided political rhetoric that excluded victims of Hamas’s October 7 attacks.
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