United Nations
| United Nations | |||||
| Intergovernmental Organisation | |||||
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 Flag of the United Nations
 United Nations Symbol
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| Capital | UN Headquarters | ||||
| Political structure | Intergovernmental Organisation | ||||
| Secretary-General | Catherine Gratwick | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 13 November 2002 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 06 April 2008 | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 2008 est. | 19,000 nations | |||
The United Nations (UN) was a voluntary world governing body from November 2002 to April 2008. A vote of the General Assembly on 6 April 2008 formally disbanded the UN, archived and invalidated all of its passed resolutions, and established the World Assembly in its place.