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The 95 pages that link to United Nations, each with the reason it gives.
World War IIRelated: It was established as part of the postwar effort to prevent another global conflict.
Franklin D. RooseveltRelated: Roosevelt backed the organization’s creation, though he died before its founding conference.
International Olympic CommitteeCompared with: Unlike the UN, the IOC is a non-governmental sports organization, despite its diplomatic reach.
World Health OrganizationNarrower topic: The WHO became one of the UN’s specialized agencies within this broader system.
League of NationsNarrower topic: The United Nations replaced the League while drawing lessons from its structure and failures.
United Nations Security CouncilNarrower topic: The Council is one of the UN’s six principal organs.
International lawNarrower topic: Its charter, organs, and member states shape major parts of the modern legal order.
International Court of JusticeNarrower topic: The ICJ is a principal organ of the United Nations.
Commonwealth of NationsCompared with: Its near-universal membership and formal global mandate differ from the Commonwealth’s historical ties.
UNESCONarrower topic: UNESCO was established as one of its specialized agencies.
Yalta ConferenceRelated: The leaders agreed on arrangements for the founding conference and Security Council voting.
Charter of the United NationsBroader topic: The Charter is the organization’s constitutive treaty and defines its framework.
CosmopolitanismBroader topic: It is a prominent institution for addressing shared concerns while states retain sovereignty.
Nation-stateNarrower topic: Its membership and institutions largely presume sovereign states as the basic international actors.
InternationalismBroader topic: The UN embodies postwar efforts to organize cooperation among states.
Atlantic CharterBroader topic: The Charter’s call for lasting collective security helped prepare the ground for the United Nations.
Tehran ConferenceNarrower topic: The Tehran leaders discussed a postwar security system that became part of the United Nations' origins.
International recognitionRelated: Recognition disputes can affect applications for membership and participation in UN bodies.
IsolationismRelated: After World War II, the United States embraced a standing international role rather than returning to interwar withdrawal.
Organization of American StatesNarrower topic: The OAS operates within the broader system of international law and collective security.
SupranationalismCompared with: Most UN decisions rely on state consent rather than broadly applicable supranational authority.
United Nations Partition Plan for PalestineNarrower topic: The organization became the forum in which Britain’s mandate and Palestine’s future were addressed.
Audrey HepburnNarrower topic: UNICEF, the agency Hepburn represented, is part of the United Nations.
International Atomic Energy AgencyNarrower topic: The Agency is an autonomous organization within the UN system.
Eleanor RooseveltNarrower topic: Her work helped establish human rights as a visible part of the organization’s mission.
Jan SmutsRelated: Smuts drafted the preamble to the UN Charter and supported the organization’s founding.
International politicsBroader topic: The UN is the broadest institutional forum for states to address shared political problems.
José Ramos-HortaRelated: Ramos-Horta used international forums, including the UN, to press for East Timor’s self-determination.
United States foreign policyRelated: The United States uses its membership and Security Council seat in multilateral diplomacy.
Global governanceBroader topic: Its bodies convene states and coordinate action across a wide range of global issues.
International Maritime OrganizationNarrower topic: The IMO became one of the UN’s specialized agencies.
International organizationBroader topic: It is the broadest general-purpose organization, with agencies and bodies addressing many shared problems.
Liberal internationalismBroader topic: It institutionalized parts of the postwar program after the League’s failure.
Malala YousafzaiRelated: Malala addressed the General Assembly in 2013 and has advocated for education through its forums.
San Francisco ConferenceNarrower topic: The conference created the organization whose founding history it marks.
United Nations SecretariatNarrower topic: The Secretariat is one of the organization’s six principal organs.
Geneva International DiscussionsRelated: The UN co-chairs the discussions and contributes diplomatic support.
Mohammad NajibullahRelated: Najibullah remained in a UN compound in Kabul from 1992 until his death in 1996.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentCompared with: The UN has a universal, broad mandate, unlike the OECD’s narrower policy and economic focus.
Dumbarton Oaks ConferenceNarrower topic: The conference’s proposals became the foundation for this organization.
Eduardo MondlaneRelated: Mondlane worked for the United Nations before returning to African political activism.
Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeCompared with: The OSCE is regional and politically distinct, though it cooperates with the UN on security matters.
United Nations Economic and Social CouncilNarrower topic: ECOSOC is one of the UN’s six principal organs.
Women's International League for Peace and FreedomNarrower topic: The league has pursued its goals through advocacy at the United Nations and its agencies.
Atoms for PeaceRelated: Eisenhower delivered the proposal before the General Assembly, urging collective stewardship of atomic energy.
BonnRelated: Bonn hosts a substantial UN presence, especially in climate and sustainability work.
Sovereign stateCompared with: UN membership is strong evidence of international acceptance, but is not identical to sovereignty.
United Nations HeadquartersNarrower topic: The headquarters gives the organization a permanent institutional home.
Allies of World War IIRelated: The wartime allies established it as a framework for postwar international cooperation.
Community of Portuguese Language CountriesCompared with: The UN is a universal organization; the CPLP is a smaller community linked by official language.