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The '''Unified Earth Government''' ('''UEG''')<ref group="note">The UEG is referred to as the "''United'' Earth Government" in some sources, including the directory sheet accompanying [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] and the Aft Armory Notice within the [[Infinity Briefing Packet|''Infinity'' Briefing Packet]].</ref> is the central [[civilian]] government that administers [[Earth]] and its colonies throughout a portion of the [[Orion Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. It encompasses the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] (CAA), the [[United Nations]] (UN), and the [[United Nations Space Command]] (UNSC).<ref name="HSP">[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html '''Halo Story Page''': ''Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008'']</ref> | The '''Unified Earth Government''' ('''UEG''')<ref group="note">The UEG is referred to as the "''United'' Earth Government" in some sources, including the directory sheet accompanying [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] and the Aft Armory Notice within the [[Infinity Briefing Packet|''Infinity'' Briefing Packet]].</ref> is the central [[civilian]] government that administers [[Earth]] and its colonies throughout a portion of the [[Orion Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. It encompasses the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] (CAA), the [[United Nations]] (UN), and the [[United Nations Space Command]] (UNSC).<ref name="HSP">[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html '''Halo Story Page''': ''Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008'']</ref> | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]] the UNSC assumed the governing function of the UEG in the face of possible extinction from the overwhelming [[Covenant]] threat.<ref>'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref><ref name="HSP"/><ref name="frank">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rPeMxbvCjYo '''YouTube''': ''Halo: From A to Z with Frank O'Connor'']</ref> The United Nations Space Command ceased functioning as a governing body following the end of hostilities with the now dissolved, [[Hierarch]]-led Covenant; transfer of power back to the civilian authority of the UEG occured on [[2553#January|January 8, 2553]], although | During the [[Human-Covenant War]] the UNSC assumed the governing function of the UEG in the face of possible extinction from the overwhelming [[Covenant]] threat.<ref>'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref><ref name="HSP"/><ref name="frank">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rPeMxbvCjYo '''YouTube''': ''Halo: From A to Z with Frank O'Connor'']</ref> The United Nations Space Command ceased functioning as a governing body following the end of hostilities with the now dissolved, [[Hierarch]]-led Covenant; transfer of power back to the civilian authority of the UEG occured on [[2553#January|January 8, 2553]], although no other notable change in the UNSC's political depth within colonial politics was ceded.<ref name="CatalogUEG">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969317_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969317 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (Query Answer: Human records indicate transition to noncombatant administrative control <nowiki>[ref: UEG] [January 8, 2553]. No notable adjustment in military [bureaucratic tactical]</nowiki> behavior and scope of authority.)'']</ref> [[Ruth Charet|Dr. Ruth Charet]] remains the incumbent [[President of the Unified Earth Government]] since her inauguration in January 2553.<ref name="president">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 43''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||