CHARTEROFTHEUNITEDNATIONSTABLEOFCONTENTS:IntroductoryNotePreambleChapterI:PurposesandPrinciples(Articles1-2)ChapterII:Membership(Articles3-6)ChapterIII:Organs(Articles7-8)ChapterIV:TheGeneralAssembly(Articles9-22)ChapterV:TheSecurityCouncil(Articles23-32)ChapterVI:PacificSettlementofDisputes(Articles33-38)ChapterVII:ActionwithRespecttoThreatstothePeace,BreachesofthePeace,andActsofAggression(Articles39-51)ChapterVIII:RegionalArrangements(Articles52-54)ChapterIX:InternationalEconomicandSocialCooperation(Articles55-60)ChapterX:TheEconomicandSocialCouncil(Articles61-72)ChapterXI:DeclarationRegardingNon-Self-GoverningTerritories(Articles73-74)ChapterXII:InternationalTrusteeshipSystem(Articles75-85)ChapterXIII:TheTrusteeshipCouncil(Articles86-91)ChapterXIV:TheInternationalCourtofJustice(Articles92-96)ChapterXV:TheSecretariat(Articles97-101)ChapterXVI:MiscellaneousProvisions(Articles102-105)ChapterXVII:TransitionalSecurityArrangements(Articles106-107)ChapterXVIII:Amendments(Articles108-109)ChapterXIX:RatificationandSignature(Articles110-111)INTRODUCTORYNOTETheCharteroftheUnitedNationswassignedon26June1945,inSanFrancisco,attheconclusionoftheUnitedNationsConferenceonInternationalOrganisation,andcameintoforceon24October1945.TheStatuteoftheInternationalCourtofJusticeisanintegralpartoftheCharter.AmendmentstoArticles23,27and61oftheCharterwereadoptedbytheGeneralAssemblyon17December1963andcameintoforceon31August1965.AfurtheramendmenttoArticle61wasadoptedbytheGeneralAssemblyon20December1971,andcameintoforceon24September1973.AnamendmenttoArticle109,adoptedbytheGeneralAssemblyon20December1965,cameintoforceon12June1968.TheamendedArticle27providesthatdecisionsoftheSecurityCouncilonproceduralmattersshallbemadebyanaffirmativevoteofninemembers(formerlyseven)andonallothermattersbyanaffirmativevoteofninemembers(formerlyseven),includingtheconcurringvotesofthefivepermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.TheamendmenttoArticle61,whichenteredintoforceon31August1965,enlargedthemembershipoftheEconomicandSocialCouncilfromeighteentotwenty-seven.ThesubsequentamendmenttothatArticle,whichenteredintoforceon24September1973,furtherincreasedthemembershipoftheCouncilfromtwenty-seventofifty-four.TheamendmenttoArticle109,whichrelatestothefirstparagraphofthatArticle,providesthataGeneralConferenceofMemberStatesforthepurposeofreviewingtheChartermaybeheldatadateandplacetobefixedbyatwo-thirdsvoteofthemembersoftheGeneralAssemblyandbyavoteofanyninemembers(formerlyseven)oftheSecurityCouncil.Paragraph3ofArticle109,whichdealswiththeconsiderationofapossiblereviewconferenceduringthetenthregularsessionoftheGeneralAssembly,hasbeenretainedinitsoriginalforminitsreferencetoa“vote,ofanysevenmembersoftheSecurityCouncil”,theparagraphhavingbeenacteduponin1955bytheGeneralAssembly,atitstenthregularsession,andbytheSecurityCouncil.PREAMBLETOTHECHARTEROFTHEUNITEDNATIONSWETHEPEOPLESOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS,DETERMINEDtosavesucceedinggenerationsfromthescourgeofwar,whichtwiceinourlifetimehasbroughtuntoldsorrowtomankind,andtoreaffirmfaithinfundamentalhumanrights,inthedignityandworthofthehumanperson,intheequalrightsofmenandwomenandofnationslargeandsmall,andtoestablishconditionsunderwhichjusticeandrespectfortheobligationsarisingfromtreatiesandothersourcesofinternationallawcanbemaintained,andtopromotesocialprogressandbetterstandardsoflifeinlargerfreedom,ANDFORTHESEENDStopracticetoleranceandlivetogetherinpeacewithoneanotherasgoodneighbours,andtouniteourstrengthtomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity,andtoensure,bytheacceptanceofprinciplesandtheinstitutionofmethods,thatarmedforceshallnotbeused,saveinthecommoninterest,andtoemployinternationalmachineryforthepromotionoftheeconomicandsocialadvancementofallpeoples,HAVERESOLVEDTOCOMBINEOUREFFORTSTOACCOMPLISHTHESEAIMSAccordingly,ourrespectiveGovernments,throughrepresentativesassembledinthecityofSanFrancisco,whohaveexhibitedtheirfullpowersfoundtobeingoodanddueform,haveagreedtothepresentCharteroftheUnitedNationsanddoherebyestablishaninternationalorganizationtobeknownastheUnitedNations.CHAPTERIPURPOSESANDPRINCIPLESArticle1ThePurposesoftheUnitedNationsare:1.Tomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity,andtothatend:totakeeffectivecollectivemeasuresforthepreventionandremovalofthreatstothepeace,andforthesuppressionofactsofaggressionorotherbreachesofthepeace,andtobringaboutbypeacefulmeans,andinconformitywiththeprinciplesofjusticeandinternationallaw,adjustmentorsettlementofinternationaldisputesorsituationswhichmightleadtoabreachofthepeace;2.Todevelopfriendlyrelationsamongnationsbasedonrespectfortheprincipleofequalrightsandself-determinationofpeoples,andtotakeotherappropriatemeasurestostrengthenuniversalpeace;3.Toachieveinternationalco-operationinsolvinginternationalproblemsofaneconomic,social,cultural,orhumanitariancharacter,andinpromotingandencouragingrespectforhumanrightsandforfundamentalfreedomsforallwithoutdistinctionastorace,sex,language,orreligion;and4.Tobeacentreforharmonizingtheactionsofnationsintheattainmentofthesecommonends.Article2TheOrganizationanditsMem