United Nations

About United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals.
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There is no marine mammal chair at the United Nations as a result.
from No Such Thing As Dolphins At The United Nations, 2019-01-25 at 00:34:07 · read transcript
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He was a pretty extraordinary guy. During World War II, he lobbied for UNESCO to basically add the S in UNESCO. There's a thing that is said that he is responsible for the S in UNESCO, which is science. Oh, okay. Yeah. It was United Nations educational and cultural. It was UNECO. Then he was like, no, no, come on guys. It scans way better as well, doesn't it? Yeah.
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He, during World War II, he lobbied for UNESCO to basically add the S in UNESCO. There's a thing that is said that he is responsible for the S in UNESCO, which is science. Oh, yeah. It was United Nations educational and cultural. It was UNECO and then he was like, no, no, come on guys. It's scuns way better as well, doesn't it? That definitely does.
No Such Thing As Quartz For The Courts, 2021-04-16 · listen
I think we have. In 1975, basically, there was a thing, the United Nations proclaimed it women's year. Basically, the women of Iceland got together this group of women as a sort of representative and went, we should go on strike and make a point about the fact that we're paid less, we should make a point about we're doing all the domestic stuff at home, we're doing all this stuff.
No Such Thing As Old Testament Podcasts, 2023-10-05 · listen
Have we ever spoken about the day that all the women went on strike in Iceland? I think we have. 1975, basically, there was a thing, the United Nations proclaimed it, Women's Year. Basically, the women of Iceland got together, this group of women as a sort of representative and went, we should go on strike and make a point about the fact that we're paid less, we should make a point about we're doing all the domestic stuff at home, we're doing all this stuff.
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No Such Thing As Dolphins At The United Nations put 2 places on the map.
- Machu Picchu · Peru
Coordinates: 40.7489, -73.9680