EXHIBIT 23.1


                       Consent of Independent Accountants


                                                                 June 28, 2002


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in that certain Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Unilever N.V., File Number 333-10936, of our report
dated June 7, 2002, relating to the financial statements of the Thrift
and Savings Plan for "Certain" Employees of Lever Brothers Company as of
December 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the years then ended, which appear in this
Form 11-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
June 28, 2002