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...