UN Charter signing ceremony.
United Nations Charter
Opened for signature	June 26, 1945 in San Francisco
Entered into force	October 24, 1945
Conditions for entry into force	Ratification by the Republic of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America, and by a majority of the other signatory states.
Parties	192

The United Nations Charter is the treaty that forms and establishes the international organization called the United Nations. While this document is often misconstrued as a constitution it is, in fact, an agreement between states and not a compact among the individual peoples to create a government. It was signed at the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco on June 26, 1945 by 50 of the 51 original member countries (Poland, the other original member, which was not represented at the conference, signed it later). It entered into force on October 24, 1945, after being ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council—the Republic of China (later replaced by People's Republic of China), France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (later replaced by the Russian Federation), the United Kingdom, and the United States—and a majority of the other signatories. A close-up of the United Nations Charter with the Egyptian delegation in background at the signing ceremony in San Francisco. ... John Hancocks signature is one of the most prominent on the United States Declaration of Independence. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Coming into force refers to the date on which a legislation, or part of legislation, becomes a law. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Ratification includes the process of adopting an international treaty by the legislature, a constitution, or another nationally binding document (such as an amendment to a constitution) by the agreement of multiple sub-national entities. ... The Republic of China is commonly known as Taiwan or Chinese Taipei, and it is not to be confused with the Peoples Republic of China. ... Soviet redirects here. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... A majority is a subset of a group that is more than half of the entire group. ... Ô John Hancocks signature on the United States Declaration of Independence A signature is a usually stylized version of someones name written on documents as a proof of identity and will, like a seal, but handwritten. ... A party is a person or group of persons that compose a single entity which can be identified as one for the purposes of the law. ... Single European Act A treaty is a binding agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely states and international organizations. ... An international organization, or more formally intergovernmental organization (IGO), is an organization, such as the European Community or the WTO, with sovereign states or other IGOs as members. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... The United Nations Conference on International Organization was a convention of delegates from 50 nations that took place from April 25, 1945 to June 26, 1945 in San Francisco. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... The Republic of China is commonly known as Taiwan or Chinese Taipei, and it is not to be confused with the Peoples Republic of China. ... Soviet redirects here. ...

As a Charter it is a constituent treaty, and all members are bound by its articles. Furthermore, the Charter states that obligations to the United Nations prevail over all other treaty obligations [1]. Most countries in the world have now ratified the Charter. One notable exception is the Holy See, which has chosen to remain a permanent observer state and therefore is not a full signatory to the Charter. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...

Organization of the document

The Charter consists of a preamble and a series of articles divided into chapters. The Preamble to the United Nations Charter is the opening of the United Nations Charter. ...

• Chapter I sets forth the purposes of the United Nations, including the important provisions of the maintenance of international peace and security.
• Chapter II defines the criteria for membership in the United Nations.
• Chapters III-XV, the bulk of the document, describe the organs and institutions of the UN and their respective powers.
• Chapters XVI and XVII describes arrangements for integrating the UN with established international law.
• Chapters XVIII and XIX provide for amendment and ratification of the Charter.

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• Chapter VI describes the Security Council's power to investigate and mediate disputes;
• Chapter VII describes the Security Council's power to authorize economic, diplomatic, and military sanctions, as well as the use of military force, to resolve disputes;
• Chapters IX and X describe the UN's powers for economic and social cooperation, and the Economic and Social Council that oversees these powers;
• Chapters XII and XIII describe the Trusteeship Council, which oversaw decolonization;
• Chapters XIV and XV establish the powers of, respectively, the International Court of Justice and the United Nations Secretariat.

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Purposes of the United Nations

Chapter 1, Article 1 of the UN Charta states:

The Purposes of the United Nations are

1. To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace;
2. To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace;
3. To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion; and
4. To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.

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See also

• Nuremberg Principles
• Implications of the Charter for the Bush Doctrine
• Dumbarton Oaks - location where the majority of the Charter was drafted
• Civic Center, San Francisco, California - location where the Charter was signed.

United Nations Portal

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References

External links

• Full text of the charter
• Searchable/cross-referenced/Trackback-enabled text of the charter
• Charter of the United Nations at Law-Ref.org - fully indexed and crosslinked with other documents
• Full text of the charter in PDF Format at filepedia.org

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United Nations Charter (UN)

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Text of the Charter: Preamble • Chapter I • Chapter II • Chapter III • Chapter IV • Chapter V • Chapter VI • Chapter VII • Chapter VIII • Chapter IX • Chapter X • Chapter XI • Chapter XII • Chapter XIII • Chapter XIV • Chapter XV • Chapter XVI • Chapter XVII • Chapter XVIII • Chapter XIX The Preamble to the United Nations Charter is the opening of the United Nations Charter. ... Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Councils powers to maintain peace. ...

Amendments to the United Nations Charter Amendments to the United Nations Charter can be made by a procedure set out in Chapter XVIII of the UN Charter. ...

History of the Charter (History of the UN): Paris Peace Conference of 1919 • Treaty of Versailles • Covenant of the League of Nations • Moscow Conference of 1943 • Tehran Conference of 1943 • Dumbarton Oaks Conference • San Francisco Conference • Signatories New countries joined the United Nations during the twentieth century The United Nations as an international organization has its origins in World War II. Since then its aims and activities have expanded to make it the archetypal international body in the early 21st century. ... The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 was a conference organized by the victors of World War I to negotiate the peace treaties between the Allied and Associated Powers and the defeated Central Powers. ... The Treaty of Versailles (1919) was the peace treaty which officially ended World War I between the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany. ... ... Three Moscow conferences took place during the course of World War II. Government leaders or senior representatives of the three leading Allies of World War II, Great Britain, the United States of America, and the Soviet Union took part in each conference. ... Left to right: General Secretary of the Communist Party Joseph Stalin, President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom . ... The Dumbarton Oaks Conference (or Washington Conversations on International Peace and Security Organization) held beginning in August 1944 in a Washington, DC mansion (Dumbarton Oaks), was where the United Nations was formulated and negotiated. ... The United Nations Conference on International Organization was a convention of delegates from 50 nations that took place from April 25, 1945 to June 26, 1945 in San Francisco. ... A map of UN member states and their dependent territories as recognized by the UN. Regions excluded: Antarctica (regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System), Vatican City (the Holy See is a UN observer), the Palestinian territories (Palestine, represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization, is a UN observer), and Western Sahara...

Created Organs: Security Council • General Assembly • Economic and Social Council • Trusteeship Council • International Court of Justice • Secretariat • Military Staff Committee “UNSC” redirects here. ... The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations. ... The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development. ... The United Nations Trusteeship Council, one of the principal organs of the United Nations, was established to help ensure that non-self-governing territories were administered in the best interests of the inhabitants and of international peace and security. ... The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; French: ) is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. ... The United Nations Secretariat is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and it is headed by the United Nations Secretary General, assisted by a staff of international civil servants worldwide. ... An effectively defunct United Nations body, the Military Staff Committee (MSC) has been described by British naval historian, Dr. Eric Grove, as “a sterile monument to the faded hopes of the founders of the UN.” Established by articles 26 and 45-47, the MSC is the only subsidiary body of...