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United Nations Charter (1945)

United Nations Charter: Preamble

WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the scourge ...

United Nations Charter, Chapter I: Purposes and Principles

  Article 1 The Purposes of the United Nations are: To maintain international peace and secu...

United Nations Charter, Chapter II: Membership

  Article 3 The original Members of the United Nations shall be the states which, having partic...

United Nations Charter, Chapter III: Organs

Article 7 There are established as principal organs of the United Nations: a General Assembly,...

United Nations Charter, Chapter IV: The General Assembly

COMPOSITION Article 9 The General Assembly shall consist of all the Members of the United Nat...

United Nations Charter, Chapter V: The Security Council

COMPOSITION Article 23 The Security Council shall consist of fifteen Members of the United Na...

United Nations Charter, Chapter VI: Pacific Settlement of Disputes

  Article 33 The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the m...

United Nations Charter, Chapter VII: Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression

  United Nations Charter, Chapter VII:Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of t...

United Nations Charter, Chapter VIII: Regional Arrangements

Article 52 Nothing in the present Charter precludes the existence of regional arrangements or ...

United Nations Charter, Chapter IX: International Economic and Social Cooperation

Article 55 With a view to the creation of conditions of stability and well-being which are neces...

United Nations Charter, Chapter X: The Economic and Social Council

  COMPOSITION Article 61 The Economic and Social Council shall consist of fifty-four Members...

United Nations Charter, Chapter XI: Declaration Regarding Non-Self-Governing Territories

    United Nations Charter, Chapter XI:Declaration Regarding Non-Self-Governing Territories Ar...

United Nations Charter, Chapter XII: International Trusteeship System

    United Nations Charter, Chapter XII:International Trusteeship System Article 75 The Unite...

United Nations Charter, Chapter XIII: The Trusteeship Council

COMPOSITION Article 86 The Trusteeship Council shall consist of the following Members of the ...

United Nations Charter, Chapter XIV: The International Court of Justice

Article 92 The International Court of Justice shall be the principal judicial organ of the Unite...

United Nations Charter, Chapter XV: The Secretariat

Article 97 The Secretariat shall comprise a Secretary-General and such staff as the Organization...

United Nations Charter, Chapter XVI: Miscellaneous Provisions

  Article 102 Every treaty and every international agreement entered into by any Member of th...

United Nations Charter, Chapter XVII: Transitional Security Arrangements

  United Nations Charter, Chapter XVII:Transitional Security Arrangements Article 106 Pending ...

United Nations Charter, Chapter XVIII: Amendments

Article 108 Amendments to the present Charter shall come into force for all Members of the Unite...

United Nations Charter, Chapter XIX: Ratification and Signature

  United Nations Charter, Chapter XIX:Ratification and Signature Article 110 The present C...

United Nations Charter: Amendments to Articles 23, 27, 61, 109

Amendments to Articles 23, 27 and 61 of the Charter were adopted by the General Assembly on 17 De...