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UNO was founded on 24th Oct 1945

They founded after the Second World War (1939 to 1945)

UNO stands for United Nations Organization

The motto of UNO is “It’s your world!”. 

The headquarters of the United Nations is in Manhattan, New York City. 

UNO Member states 193 States.

UNO Official languages:(06)

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Russian
• Spanish

Pakistan joined the United Nations on September 30, 1947

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The term "The Big Apple" was first used in the early 1900s, but it became popular in the 1920s.

Sportswriter John J. Fitz Gerald is credited with popularizing the term in his column "Around the Big Apple" in the New York Morning Telegraph.

Fitz Gerald claimed he heard the term from two stable hands at the New Orleans Fair Grounds, who used it to refer to the large prizes at New York horse races.

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• UNICEF was founded on 11 December 1946.
• It is stands for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.
• It's headquarters is located in New York City, USA.
• It was established to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in worldwide countries.

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The Wall Street Journal, is an  international daily newspaper based in New York City.

The Journal is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp.

The newspaper is published in broadsheet format and online. 

also referred to simply as the Journal,

Owner: Dow Jones & Company

Publisher: Dow Jones & Company

Founders: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, Charles Bergstresser

First issue date: July 8, 1889

Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.

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The United Nations is headquartered in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States.

UNO Founded: October 24, 1945, San Francisco, California, United States

UNO Membership:

193 member states; 2 observer states

UNO Official languages:

1. Arabic;
2. Chinese;
3. English;
4. French;
5. Russian;
6. Spanish;

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Pakistan joined the United Nations on September 30, 1947, just over a month after its independence

AGM  5.2.23

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"The Statue of Liberty" was a gift from France to the USA.

It dedicated on October 28, 1886.

It recognized as a universal symbol of freedom.

It is located in New York, USA.

It has a height of 93 meters.

The construction was started in 1876.

The construction was completed in 1886.

It is designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.

It was designated on October 15, 1924.

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The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States.

Built from 1930 to 1931.

Its name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname of the state of New York.

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New York is also known as the City of Sky Scrapers.

New York City is renowned for the concentration of high-rise buildings, commonly known as "the skyscrapers".

New York is the most populous city in the United States.

New York, a constituent state of the United States of America.

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The New York Stock Exchange is located on Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

It is the largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization exceeding $25 trillion in July 2024

Founded: May 17, 1792

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The Headquarters of the United Nations Population Fund is in New York

UNFPA stands for United Nations Population Fund

The formation in 1969

The 193 member states of the United Nations 

 Its name was changed to United Nations Population Fund in 1987