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** DownplayedTrope with the UNE ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin United Nations of Earth]]). As they name and origins in Sol III indicates, they are the real life United Nations, though somewhere before 2200, they became [[UnitedNationsIsASuperpower superpower]].

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** DownplayedTrope with the UNE ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin United Nations of Earth]]). As they their name and origins in Sol III indicates, they are the real life United Nations, though somewhere before 2200, they became [[UnitedNationsIsASuperpower superpower]].
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** DownplayedTrope with the UNE ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin United Nations of Earth]]). As they name and origins in Sol III indicates, they are the real life United Nations, though somewhere before 2200, they became [[UnitedNationsIsASuperpower superpower]].
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'', the 2.6 update and the ''Federations'' DLC, the Galactic Community can be formed after at least one empire has met half of all other empires, and members can vote on various resolutions and sanctions. The number of votes an empire has is determined by their Diplomatic Weight, which is determined based on economic strength, population, tech level, and military strength, with each contributing more or less to Diplomatic Weight depending on what resolutions have passed. The Galactic Community can also create a Galactic Council of the three most powerful empires (resolutions can increase the Council size up to five or shrink it down to just one) based on diplomatic weight that can call emergency votes , denounce other empires, and veto resolutions depending on what powers they're granted.
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* In ''TabletopGame/{{Crimestikers}}'', [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals Creaturia]] has a (mostly) benevolent OneWorldOrder, led by a parliamentary body called the Creaturian Council that fits this trope.

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* In ''TabletopGame/{{Crimestikers}}'', ''TabletopGame/{{Crimestrikers}}'', [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals Creaturia]] has a (mostly) benevolent OneWorldOrder, led by a parliamentary body called the Creaturian Council that fits this trope.

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* Creator/KimNewman's superhero pastiche "[[http://johnnyalucard.com/fiction/online-fiction/coastal-city/ Coastal City]]": the eponymous city is explicitly stated to be NoCommunitiesWereHarmed New York, and there are two throwaway references to the Allied Nations building.
* The Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom timeline ''[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/washington-burns-a-story-of-alternate-america.413571/ Washington Burns]]'' sees a UN analogue called the Global Peace Council established after the Global War of the late 30s-early 40s. Aside from the different name, and being based in Rome instead of New York, it functions in much the same way as the real life UN.

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* Creator/KimNewman's superhero pastiche "[[http://johnnyalucard.com/fiction/online-fiction/coastal-city/ Coastal City]]": the eponymous city is explicitly stated to be NoCommunitiesWereHarmed New York, UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, and there are two throwaway references to the Allied Nations building.
* The Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom timeline ''[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/washington-burns-a-story-of-alternate-america.413571/ Washington Burns]]'' sees a UN analogue called the Global Peace Council established after the Global War of the late 30s-early 40s. Aside from the different name, and being based in Rome UsefulNotes/{{Rome}} instead of New York, it functions in much the same way as the real life UN.


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* In ''TabletopGame/{{Crimestikers}}'', [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals Creaturia]] has a (mostly) benevolent OneWorldOrder, led by a parliamentary body called the Creaturian Council that fits this trope.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' has an ambassador of the ULN, which presumably stands for "United League of Nations."

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* ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' has an ambassador of the ULN, which presumably stands for "United League of Nations."
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* ''Series/{{Sliders}}'': In "[[Recap/SlidersS05E04TheGreatWork The Great Work]]", the Human Spirit Hemispheric Alliance had jurisdiction over half of this world until it was overthrown by the Volsangs.
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* The World Government of ''Manga/OnePiece'' is made up of 170 countries in the ConstructedWorld united to create order.
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* ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople'' has the Galactic Federation who seem to be roughly along these lines, especially in the last story "War of the Empires": They have a council made up of members of different races and accord developing worlds protected planet status that officially bars advanced aliens from interfering with them, but in practise they have no real way of enforcing their laws and their attempt to broker peace between the Thargons and Sorsons ends in failure (although they promise to reform and get rid of the bureaucracy they are mired in after the Tomorrow People narrowly prevent Earth being caught in the crossfire of the war).

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* ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople'' ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople1973'' has the Galactic Federation who seem to be roughly along these lines, especially in the last story "War of the Empires": They have a council made up of members of different races and accord developing worlds protected planet status that officially bars advanced aliens from interfering with them, but in practise they have no real way of enforcing their laws and their attempt to broker peace between the Thargons and Sorsons ends in failure (although they promise to reform and get rid of the bureaucracy they are mired in after the Tomorrow People narrowly prevent Earth being caught in the crossfire of the war).
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This can fall practically anywhere on the scales of [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism Idealism Versus Cynicism]] and RomanticismVersusEnlightenment. In some portrayals the Fictional United Nations is hamstrung by applications of {{Realpolitik}} and greed, with big, powerful countries essentially free to ignore it without much consequence and run riot over weaker polities. In other cases the author depicts the job of keeping the peace between nations as tricky but not impossible, with the participants more inclined towards EnlightenedSelfInterest and willing to work together for the greater good, allowing for {{Aesop}}s and/or [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Crowning Moments of Heartwarming]] when peoples of many tribes and creeds come together and do something awesome.

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This can fall practically anywhere on the scales of [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism Idealism Versus Cynicism]] and RomanticismVersusEnlightenment. In some portrayals the Fictional United Nations is hamstrung by applications of {{Realpolitik}} and greed, with big, powerful countries essentially free to ignore it without much consequence and run riot over weaker polities. In other cases the author depicts the job of keeping the peace between nations as tricky but not impossible, with the participants more inclined towards EnlightenedSelfInterest and willing to work together for the greater good, allowing for {{Aesop}}s and/or [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Crowning Moments of Heartwarming]] positive moments when peoples of many tribes and creeds come together and do something awesome.
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** ''Novel/HaveSpaceSuitWillTravel'': the Federated Free Nations has control of some space-based military.
** ''Novel/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress'': The Federated Nations has control of all "attack weapons ... but defense weapons were each nation's own pidgin". The FN runs the penal colony on the Moon.

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** ''Novel/HaveSpaceSuitWillTravel'': ''Literature/HaveSpaceSuitWillTravel'': the Federated Free Nations has control of some space-based military.
** ''Novel/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress'': ''Literature/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress'': The Federated Nations has control of all "attack weapons ... but defense weapons were each nation's own pidgin". The FN runs the penal colony on the Moon.
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* The Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom timeline ''[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/washington-burns-a-story-of-alternate-america.413571/ Washington Burns]]'' sees a UN analogue called the Global Peace Council established after the Global War of the late 30s-early 40s. Aside from the different name, and being based in Rome instead of New York, it functions in much the same way as the real life UN.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' has the ULN, which presumably stands for "United League of Nations."
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* ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' has an ambassador of the ULN, which presumably stands for "United League of Nations."
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* ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' has the ULN, which presumably stands for "United League of Nations."
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* In the ''VideoGame/{{X}}-Universe'' series the five core races ([[TheFederation Argon]], [[TheKingdom Boron]], [[TheEmpire Paranids]], [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Split]], and [[ProudMerchantRace Teladi]]) form a group called the Commonwealth, or more formally the Community of Planets. The Teladi spearheaded its formation in the course of their efforts to enrich themselves off of trade, which the rivalry between the Argon/Boron and Paranid/Split alliances made difficult. The Commonwealth members still fight occasionally but they also band together against common threats such as [[InscrutableAliens the Khaak]].

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* In the ''VideoGame/{{X}}-Universe'' series the five core races ([[TheFederation Argon]], [[TheKingdom Boron]], Boron, [[TheEmpire Paranids]], [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Split]], and [[ProudMerchantRace Teladi]]) form a group called the Commonwealth, or more formally the Community of Planets. The Teladi spearheaded its formation in the course of their efforts to enrich themselves off of trade, which the rivalry between the Argon/Boron and Paranid/Split alliances made difficult. The Commonwealth members still fight occasionally but they also band together against common threats such as [[InscrutableAliens the Khaak]].
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* Seemingly the Galactic Republic in the ''Franchise/{{Star Wars}}'' prequel trilogy. Its governing body is a Senate made of representatives from thousands of otherwise independent worlds, and like the UN seems to have occasional trouble actually mobilizing to fix problems without violating sovereignty.
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* ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople'' has the Galactic Federation who seem to be roughly along these lines, especially in the last story "War of the Empires": They have a council made up of members of different races and accord developing worlds protected planet status that officially bars advanced aliens from interfering with them, but in practise they have no real way of enforcing their laws and their attempt to broker peace between the Thargons and Sorsons ends in failure (although they promise to reform and get rid of the bureaucracy they are mired in after the Tomorrow People narrowly prevent Earth being caught in the crossfire of the war).
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** It should be noted that the national representation seems to be a more recent development (a flash back to what seems to be the original council explicitly shows the lone Air Nomad national not on the council) and at all times, seems to have a mix of benders and non-benders. Some fans have argued that the odd balancing of the representation (Earth and Fire have a vote a piece, Water has two votes, and Air has one vote that represents what amounts to just above a Nuclear Family in a city the size of New York City) should have provided some ample conflict [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot that was never seen]].
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** In the AceCombat Strangereal Universe, UPEO is actually an organization under the Neo United Nations (NUN), which is itself a successor to the earlier International United Nations (IUN), which is itself a successor to the Congress of Nations (based on the League of Nations). All probably fit this trope. They all, also, do very little in the plot of the games.

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** In the AceCombat ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' Strangereal Universe, UPEO is actually an organization under the Neo United Nations (NUN), which is itself a successor to the earlier International United Nations (IUN), which is itself a successor to the Congress of Nations (based on the League of Nations). All probably fit this trope. They all, also, do very little in the plot of the games.

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* The Peaceful Nations Alliance in ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}''. ZERO CONTEXT EXAMPLE

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Babar}}'' has the Jungle Federation which is basically the United Nations of animal kingdoms.
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* The Franchise/{{DCAU}} has a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of the United Nations, which is called the World Assembly and has its headquarters in Metropolis, as seen in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode "The Enemy Below".
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* The Franchise/{{DCAU}} has a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of the United Nations, which is called the World Assembly and has its headquarters in Metropolis, as seen in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode "The Enemy Below".
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* The ''Film/AustinPowers'' movies have the World Organization, which mainly listened to Dr. Evil's broadcasts and such.

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* The ''Film/AustinPowers'' movies have the World Organization, which mainly listened to Dr. Evil's broadcasts and such. They only appeared in the third movie, though; the first movie actually used the UN and the second movie had Dr. Evil dealing with the 1969 US President instead.
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** The eponymous station served as a United Nations of sorts, with ambassadors from the League of Non-Aligned Worlds, the Narn Regime, the Centauri Republic, the Minbari, the Earth Alliance, and the Vorlon Empire each having a vote on various diplomatic resolutions. Often (as with the RealLife UN) this council proved ineffective in some crucial matters, ultimately (by admission of Ivanova in the Season 3 opening monologue) failing in its mission for peace as the Shadow War expanded. It didn't help that one of the ambassadors (Kosh, the Vorlon) rarely even showed up to the meetings, despite that ostensibly being his only official reason to be there, or that the representatives would sometimes cast their vote in spite of their government's instructions (Londo, and Ivanova acting as Sinclair's proxy, both in the same episode).

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** The eponymous station served as a United Nations of sorts, with ambassadors from the League of Non-Aligned Worlds, the Narn Regime, the Centauri Republic, the Minbari, Minbari Federation, the Earth Alliance, and the Vorlon Empire each having a vote on various diplomatic resolutions. Often (as with the RealLife UN) this council proved ineffective in some crucial matters, ultimately (by admission of Ivanova in the Season 3 opening monologue) failing in its mission for peace as the Shadow War expanded. It didn't help that one of the ambassadors (Kosh, the Vorlon) rarely even showed up to the meetings, despite that ostensibly being his only official reason to be there, or that the representatives would sometimes cast their vote in spite of their government's instructions (Londo, and Ivanova acting as Sinclair's proxy, both in the same episode).
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This can fall practically anywhere on the scales of [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism Idealism Versus Cynicism]] and RomanticismVersusEnlightenment. In some portrayals the Fictional United Nations is hamstrung by applications of {{Realpolitik}} and greed, with big, powerful countries essentially free to ignore it without much consequence and run riot over weaker polities. In other cases the author depicts the job of keeping the peace between nations as tricky but not impossible, with the participants more inclined towards [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightened_self-interest enlightened self-interest]] and willing to work together for the greater good, allowing for {{Aesop}}s and/or [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Crowning Moments of Heartwarming]] when peoples of many tribes and creeds come together and do something awesome.

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This can fall practically anywhere on the scales of [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism Idealism Versus Cynicism]] and RomanticismVersusEnlightenment. In some portrayals the Fictional United Nations is hamstrung by applications of {{Realpolitik}} and greed, with big, powerful countries essentially free to ignore it without much consequence and run riot over weaker polities. In other cases the author depicts the job of keeping the peace between nations as tricky but not impossible, with the participants more inclined towards [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightened_self-interest enlightened self-interest]] EnlightenedSelfInterest and willing to work together for the greater good, allowing for {{Aesop}}s and/or [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Crowning Moments of Heartwarming]] when peoples of many tribes and creeds come together and do something awesome.
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* Creator/KimNewman's superhero pastiche "[[http://johnnyalucard.com/fiction/online-fiction/coastal-city/ Coastal City]]": the eponymous city is explicitly stated to be NoCommunitiesWereHarmed New York, and there are two throwaway references to the Allied Nations building.
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* ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'': In the first season, Republic City (founded as a place where citizens of each ElementalNation could live together) is governed by a council with a representative of each nation (Fire Nation, Earth Kingdom, Air Nomads and both Water Tribes). With the exception of Tarrlok and Tenzin, they don't seem to do much, which explains why the following seasons have a president instead. [[TheDitherer Not that he does much better]].
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* The notional multinational governance of the Associated Worlds in the ''Literature/{{Eldraeverse}}'', the Conclave of Galactic Polities. It's competent at infrastructure - delivering mail, assigning network addresses, setting up trade protocols, etc. - but almost completely useless when it comes to actually governing its members. ''This is exactly what its founders wanted.''
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* In some of Creator/RobertAHeinlein's stories set in the medium future, Earth has a [=UNish=] supernational government. E.g.:
** ''Novel/HaveSpaceSuitWillTravel'': the Federated Free Nations has control of some space-based military.
** ''Novel/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress'': The Federated Nations has control of all "attack weapons ... but defense weapons were each nation's own pidgin". The FN runs the penal colony on the Moon.

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