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CHARTEROFTHEUNITEDNATIONSANDSTATUTEOFTHEINTERNATIONALCOURTOFJUSTICESANFRANCISCO•1945CharteroftheUnitedNationsTABLEOFCONTENTSPreambleChapterIPurposesandPrinciples(Articles1-2)ChapterIIMembership(Articles3-6)ChapterIIIOrgans(Articles7-8)ChapterIVTheGeneralAssembly(Articles9-22)ChapterVTheSecurityCouncil(Articles23-32)ChapterVIPacificSettlementofDisputes(Articles33-38)ChapterVIIActionwithRespecttoThreatstothePeace,BreachesofthePeace,andActsofaggression(Articles39-51)ChapterVIIIRegionalArrangements(Articles52-54)ChapterIXInternationalEconomicandSocialCooperation(Articles55-60)ChapterXTheEconomicandSocialCouncil(Articles61-72)ChapterXIDeclarationRegardingNon-Self-GoverningTerritories(Articles73-74)ChapterXIIInternationalTrusteeshipSystem(Articles75-85)ChapterXIIITheTrusteeshipCouncil(Articles86-91)ChapterXIVTheInternationalCourtofJustice(Articles92-96)ChapterXVTheSecretariat(Articles97-101)ChapterXVIMiscellaneousProvisions(Articles102-105)ChapterXVIITransitionalSecurityArrangements(Articles106-107)ChapterXVIIIAmendments(Articles108-109)ChapterXIXRatificationandSignature(Articles110-111)CharteroftheUnitedNationsPreambleWethePeoplesoftheUnitedNationsDeterminedtosavesucceedinggenerationsfromthescourgeofwar,whichtwiceinourlifetimehasbroughtuntoldsorrowtomankind,andtoreaffirmfaithinfundamentalhumanrights,inthedignityandworthofthehumanperson,intheequalrightsofmenandwomenandofnationslargeandsmall,andtoestablishconditionsunderwhichjusticeandrespectfortheobligationsarisingfromtreatiesandothersourcesofinternationallawcanbemaintained,andtopromotesocialprogressandbetterstandardsoflifeinlargerfreedom,AndfortheseEndstopracticetoleranceandlivetogetherinpeacewithoneanotherasgoodneighbors,andtouniteourstrengthtomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity,andtoensurebytheacceptanceofprinciplesandtheinstitutionofmethods,thatarmedforceshallnotbeused,saveinthecommoninterest,andtoemployinternationalmachineryforthepromotionoftheeconomicandsocialadvancementofallpeoples,HaveResolvedtoCombineourEffortstoAccomplishtheseAimsAccordingly,ourrespectiveGovernments,throughrepresentativesassembledinthecityofSanFrancisco,whohaveexhibitedtheirfullpowersfoundtobeingoodanddueform,haveagreedtothepresentCharteroftheUnitedNationsanddoherebyestablishaninternationalorganizationtobeknownastheUnitedNations.CHAPTERIPURPOSESANDPRINCIPLESArticle1ThePurposesoftheUnitedNationsare:1.Tomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity,andtothatend:totakeeffectivecollectivemeasuresforthepreventionandremovalofthreatstothepeace,andforthesuppressionofactsofaggressionorotherbreachesofthepeace,andtobringaboutbypeacefulmeans,andinconformitywiththeprinciplesofjusticeandinternationallaw,adjustmentorsettlementofinternationaldisputesorsituationswhichmightleadtoabreachofthepeace;2.Todevelopfriendlyrelationsamongnationsbasedonrespectfortheprincipleofequalrightsandself-determinationofpeoples,andtotakeotherappropriatemeasurestostrengthenuniversalpeace;3.Toachieveinternationalcooperationinsolvinginternationalproblemsofaneconomic,social,cultural,orhumanitariancharacter,andinpromotingandencouragingrespectforhumanrightsandforfundamentalfreedomsforallwithoutdistinctionastorace,sex,language,orreligion;and4.Tobeacenterforharmonizingtheactionsofnationsintheattainmentofthesecommonends.Article2TheOrganizationanditsMembers,inpursuitofthePurposesstatedinArticle1,shallactinaccordancewiththefollowingPrinciples.1.TheOrganizationisbasedontheprincipleofthesovereignequalityofallitsMembers.2.AllMembers,inordertoensuretoallofthemtherightsandbenefitsresultingfrommembership,shallfulfillingoodfaiththeobligationsassumedbytheminaccordancewiththepresentCharter.3.AllMembersshallsettletheirinternationaldisputesbypeacefulmeansinsuchamannerthatinternationalpeaceandsecurity,andjustice,arenotendangered.4.AllMembersshallrefrainintheirinternationalrelationsfromthethreatoruseofforceagainsttheterritorialintegrityorpoliticalindependenceofanystate,orinanyothermannerinconsistentwiththePurposesoftheUnitedNations.5.AllMembersshallgivetheUnitedNationseveryassistanceinanyactionittakesinaccordancewiththepresentCharter,andshallrefrainfromgivingassistancetoanystateagainstwhichtheUnitedNationsistakingpreventiveorenforcementaction.6.TheOrganizationshallensurethatstateswhicharenotMembersoftheUnitedNationsactinaccordancewiththesePrinciplessofarasmaybenecessaryforthemaintenanceofinternationalpeaceandsecurity.7.NothingcontainedinthepresentChartershallauthorizetheUnitedNationstointerveneinmatterswhichareessentiallywithinthedomesticjurisdictionofanystateorshallrequiretheMemberstosubmitsuchmatterstosettlementunderthepresentCharter;butthisprincipleshallnotprejudicetheapplicationofenforcementmeasuresunderChapterVII.CHAPTERIIMEMBERSHIPArticle3TheoriginalMembersoftheUnitedNationsshallbethestateswhich,havingparticipatedintheUnitedNationsConferenceonInternationalOrganizationatSanFrancisco,orhavingpreviouslysignedtheDeclarationbyUnitedNationsofJanuary1,1942,signthepresentCharterandratifyitinaccordancewithArticle110.Article41.MembershipintheUnitedNationsiso