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The '''United Nations''' ('''UN''') is an international Earth-based organization,<ref name="timeline">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx '''Official Halo Wars Community Site''': ''Timeline'']</ref> and the predecessor of the [[UNSC]] and the [[Unified Earth Government]]. By the 26th century, the UN had been absorbed into a branch of the UEG.<ref name="HSP">[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html '''Halo Story Page''': ''Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008'']</ref> | {{Affiliation infobox | ||
|section1-title= Organization overview | |||
|anthem= | |||
|image= [[File:United_nations_flag.png|300px]] | |||
|body-title=Type | |||
|body= International diplomatic and military organization | |||
|bodyfigure-title=Founding document | |||
|bodyfigure= United Nations Charter | |||
|branch= [[United Nations Security Council]] | |||
|branch-title=Branches | |||
|main= [[New York City]], [[Earth]]<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[Origins]]''</ref> | |||
|language= [[English]] (primary) and several others | |||
|script= | |||
|religion= Multi-religious | |||
|notable-title= Currency | |||
|notable = [[Credit|UN credit]] | |||
|formed-title=Formation | |||
|formed= Formed from the League of Nations, 1945 | |||
|dissolved-title=Reorganized | |||
|dissolved= [[2170]], becomes part of the [[Unified Earth Government]]<ref name="HSP"/> | |||
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The '''United Nations''' ('''UN''') is an international [[Earth]]-based organization,<ref name="timeline">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx '''Official Halo Wars Community Site''': ''Timeline'']</ref> and the predecessor of the [[UNSC]] and the [[Unified Earth Government]]. By the 26th century, the UN had been absorbed into a branch of the UEG.<ref name="HSP">[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html '''Halo Story Page''': ''Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008'']</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===UN Government=== | ===UN Government=== | ||
[[File:United_Nations.png|200px|left|thumb|The United Nations in ''[[Halo Legends]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' ''[[Origins]]''.]] | [[File:United_Nations.png|200px|left|thumb|The United Nations General Assembly hall in ''[[Halo Legends]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' ''[[Origins]]''.]] | ||
By the time humanity began colonizing the other planets of the [[Sol system]], the nations of Earth were not yet united under a single government, though the United Nations held considerable power over humanity. However, some of the UN's attempts to maintain peace failed as various dissident factions arose in the colonies, resulting in several conflicts in the 2160s, including the [[Interplanetary War]] of [[2160]] - [[2164]]. Following the war, the United Nations gained control over the nations of [[Earth]], uniting them under a common government,<ref name="timeline"/> the ''Unified Earth Government'' - an imperative governance change in order to maintain peace and prosperity among the colonies of the UN.<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 37</ref> During the conflicts, the UN also developed the [[United Nations Space Command]], a combined military which policed space. The UNSC became the main military body of Earth's "empire". | By the time humanity began colonizing the other planets of the [[Sol system]], the nations of Earth were not yet united under a single government, though the United Nations held considerable power over humanity. However, some of the UN's attempts to maintain peace failed as various dissident factions arose in the colonies, resulting in several conflicts in the 2160s, including the [[Interplanetary War]] of [[2160]] - [[2164]]. Following the war, the United Nations gained control over the nations of [[Earth]], uniting them under a common government,<ref name="timeline"/> the ''Unified Earth Government'' - an imperative governance change in order to maintain peace and prosperity among the colonies of the UN.<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 37</ref> During the conflicts, the UN also developed the [[United Nations Space Command]], a combined military which policed space. The UNSC became the main military body of Earth's "empire". | ||
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==Related pages== | ==Related pages== | ||
*[[History of the UNSC]] | *[[History of the UNSC]] | ||
*[[United Nations Space Command]] | *[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
*[[Interplanetary War]] | *[[Interplanetary War]] | ||
[[Category:Factions]] | [[Category:Factions]] | ||
[[Category:Interplanetary War]] | [[Category:Interplanetary War]] | ||
