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Chapter I

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Purpose and Principals

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Article 1

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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 selfdetermination
of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace;
3. To achieve international cooperation 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 center for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.

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Article 2

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The Organization and its Members, in pursuit of the Purposes stated in Article 1, shall act in accordance with
the following Principles.
1. The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members.
2. All Members, in order to ensure to all of them the rights and benefits resulting from membership, shall fulfill
in good faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the present Charter.
3. All Members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international
peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.
4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial
integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the
United Nations.
5. All Members shall give the United Nations every assistance in any action it takes in accordance with the
present Charter, and shall refrain from giving assistance to any state against which the United Nations is taking
preventive or enforcement action.
6. The Organization shall ensure that states which are not Members of the United Nations act in accordance
with these Principles so far as may be necessary for the maintenance of international peace and security.
7. Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are
essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the Members to submit such matters to
settlement under the present Charter; but this principle shall not prejudice the application of enforcement
measures under Chapter VII.

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CHAPTER II

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MEMBERSHIP

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Article 3

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The original Members of the United Nations shall be the states which, having participated in the United Nations
Conference on International Organization at San Francisco, or having previously signed the Declaration by
United Nations of January 1, 1942, sign the present Charter and ratify it in accordance with Article 110.

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Article 4

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  1. Membership in the United Nations is open to all other peace-loving states which accept the obligations
    contained in the present Charter and, in the judgment of the Organization, are able and willing to carry out these
    obligations.
  2. The admission of any such state to membership in the United Nations will be effected by a decision of the
    General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.
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Article 5

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A member of the United Nations against which preventive or enforcement action has been taken by the Security
Council may be suspended from the exercise of the rights and privileges of membership by the General
Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. The exercise of these rights and privileges may be
restored by the Security Council.

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Article 6

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A Member of the United Nations which has persistently violated the Principles contained in the present Charter
may be expelled from the Organization by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security
Council.

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CHAPTER III

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ORGANS

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Article 7

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  1. There are established as the principal organs of the United Nations: a General Assembly, a Security Council,
    an Economic and Social Council, a Trusteeship Council, an International Court of Justice, and a Secretariat.
  2. Such subsidiary organs as may be found necessary may be established in accordance with the present
    Charter.
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Article 8

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The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity
and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs.

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CHAPTER IV

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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Composition
Functions and Powers
Voting
Procedure
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Article 9

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  1. The General Assembly shall consist of all the Members of the United Nations.
  2. Each member shall have not more than five representatives in the General Assembly.
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Article 10

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The General Assembly may discuss any questions or any matters within the scope of the present Charter or
relating to the powers and functions of any organs provided for in the present Charter, and, except as provided
in Article 12, may make recommendations to the Members of the United Nations or to the Security Council or
to both on any such questions or matters.

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Article 11

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  1. The General Assembly may consider the general principles of cooperation in the maintenance of international
    peace and security, including the principles governing disarmament and the regulation of armaments, and may
    make recommendations with regard to such principles to the Members or to the Security Council or to both.
  2. The General Assembly may discuss any questions relating to the maintenance of international peace and
    security brought before it by any Member of the United Nations, or by the Security Council, or by a state which
    is not a Member of the United Nations in accordance with Article 35, paragraph 2, and, except as provided in
    Article 12, may make recommendations with regard to any such questions to the state or states concerned or to
    the Security Council or to both. Any such question on which action is necessary shall be referred to the Security
    Council by the General Assembly either before or after discussion.
  3. The General Assembly may call the attention of the Security Council to situations which are likely to
    endanger international peace and security.
  4. The powers of the General Assembly set forth in this Article shall not limit the general scope of Article 10.
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Article 12

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  1. While the Security Council is exercising in respect of any dispute or situation the functions assigned to it in
    the present Charter, the General Assembly shall not make any recommendation with regard to that dispute or
    situation unless the Security Council so requests.
  2. The Secretary-General, with the consent of the Security Council, shall notify the General Assembly at each
    session of any matters relative to the maintenance of international peace and security which are being dealt with
    by the Security Council and shall similarly notify the General Assembly, or the Members of the United Nations
    if the General Assembly is not in session, immediately the Security Council ceases to deal with such matters.
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Article 13

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  1. The General Assembly shall initiate studies and make recommendations for the purpose of:
    a. promoting international cooperation in the political field and encouraging the progressive development of
    international law and its codification;
    b. promoting international cooperation in the economic, social, cultural, educational, and health fields, and
    assisting in the realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex,
    language, or religion.
  2. The further responsibilities, functions and powers of the General Assembly with respect to matters mentioned
    in paragraph 1(b) above are set forth in Chapters IX and X.
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Article 14

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Subject to the provisions of Article 12, the General Assembly may recommend measures for the peaceful
adjustment of any situation, regardless of origin, which it deems likely to impair the general welfare or friendly
relations among nations, including situations resulting from a violation of the provisions of the present Charter
setting forth the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations.

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Article 15

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  1. The General Assembly shall receive and consider annual and special reports from the Security Council; these
    reports shall include an account of the measures that the Security Council has decided upon or taken to maintain
    international peace and security.
  2. The General Assembly shall receive and consider reports from the other organs of the United Nations.
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Article 16

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The General Assembly shall perform such functions with respect to the international trusteeship system as are
assigned to it under Chapters XII and XIII, including the approval of the trusteeship agreements for areas not
designated as strategic.

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Article 17

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  1. The General Assembly shall consider and approve the budget of the Organization.
  2. The expenses of the Organization shall be borne by the Members as apportioned by the General Assembly.
  3. The General Assembly shall consider and approve any financial and budgetary arrangements with specialized
    agencies referred to in Article 57 and shall examine the administrative budgets of such specialized agencies
    with a view to making recommendations to the agencies concerned.
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Article 18

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  1. Each member of the General Assembly shall have one vote.
  2. Decisions of the General Assembly on important questions shall be made by a two-thirds majority of the
    members present and voting. These questions shall include: recommendations with respect to the maintenance
    of international peace and security, the election of the non-permanent members of the Security Council, the
    election of the members of the Economic and Social Council, the election of members of the Trusteeship
    Council in accordance with paragraph 1(c) of Article 86, the admission of new Members to the United Nations,
    the suspension of the rights and privileges of membership, the expulsion of Members, questions relating to the
    operation of the trusteeship system, and budgetary questions.
  3. Decisions on other questions, Composition including the determination of additional categories of questions
    to be decided by a two-thirds majority, shall be made by a majority of the members present and voting.
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Article 19

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A Member of the United Nations which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions to the
Organization shall have no vote in the General Assembly if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the
amount of the contributions due from it for the preceding two full years. The General Assembly may,
nevertheless, permit such a Member to vote if it is satisfied that the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond
the control of the Member.

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Article 20

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The General Assembly shall meet in regular annual sessions and in such special sessions as occasion may
require. Special sessions shall be convoked by the Secretary-General at the request of the Security Council or of
a majority of the Members of the United Nations.

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Article 21

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The General Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure. It shall elect its President for each session.

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Article 22

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The General Assembly may establish such subsidiary organs as it deems necessary for the performance of its
functions.

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CHAPTER V

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THE SECURITY COUNCIL
Functions and Powers
Voting
Procedure

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Article 23

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  1. The Security Council shall consist of fifteen Members of the United Nations. 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 shall be permanent members of the Security Council. The General Assembly shall
    elect ten other Members of the United Nations to be non-permanent members of the Security Council, due
    regard being specially paid, in the first instance to the contribution of Members of the United Nations to the
    maintenance of international peace and security and to the other purposes of the Organization, and also to
    equitable geographical distribution.
  2. The non-permanent members of the Security Council shall be elected for a term of two years. In the first
    election of the non-permanent members after the increase of the membership of the Security Council from
    eleven to fifteen, two of the four additional members shall be chosen for a term of one year. A retiring member
    shall not be eligible for immediate re-election.
  3. Each member of the Security Council shall have one representative.
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Article 24

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  1. In order to ensure prompt and effective action by the United Nations, its Members confer on the Security
    Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and agree that in
    carrying out its duties under this responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf.
  2. In discharging these duties the Security Council shall act in accordance with the Purposes and Principles of
    the United Nations. The specific powers granted to the Security Council for the discharge of these duties are
    laid down in Chapters VI, VII, VIII, and XII.
  3. The Security Council shall submit annual and, when necessary, special reports to the General Assembly for
    its consideration.
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Article 25

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The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in
accordance with the present Charter.

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Article 26

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In order to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least
diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources, the Security Council shall be
responsible for formulating, with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee referred to in Article 47, plans
to be submitted to the Members of the United Nations for the establishment of a system for the regulation of
armaments.

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Article 27

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  1. Each member of the Security Council shall have one vote.
  2. Decisions of the Security Council on procedural matters shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine
    members.
  3. Decisions of the Security Council on all other matters shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine members
    including the concurring votes of the permanent members; provided that, in decisions under Chapter VI, and
    under paragraph 3 of Article 52, a party to a dispute shall abstain from voting.
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Article 28

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  1. The Security Council shall be so organized as to be able to function continuously. Each member of the
    Security Council shall for this purpose be represented at all times at the seat of the Organization.
  2. The Security Council shall hold periodic meetings at which each of its members may, if it so desires, be
    represented by a member of the government or by some other specially designated representative.
  3. The Security Council may hold meetings at such places other than the seat of the Organization as in its
    judgment will best facilitate its work.
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Article 29

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The Security Council may establish such subsidiary organs as it deems necessary for the performance of its
functions.

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Article 30

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The Security Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including the method of selecting its President.

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Article 31

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Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the Security Council may participate, without
vote, in the discussion of any question brought before the Security Council whenever the latter considers that
the interests of that Member are specially affected.

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Article 32

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Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the Security Council or any state which is not a Member of the United Nations, if it is a party to a dispute under consideration by the Security Council, shall be invited to participate, without vote, in the discussion relating to the dispute. The Security Council shall lay down such conditions as it deems just for the participation of a state which is not a Member of the United
Nations.

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CHAPTER VI

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PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

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Article 33

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  1. The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international
    peace and security, shall, first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration,
    judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice.
  2. The Security Council shall, when it deems necessary, call upon the parties to settle their dispute by such
    means.
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Article 34

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The Security Council may investigate any dispute, or any situation which might lead to international friction or
give rise to a dispute, in order to determine whether the continuance of the dispute or situation is likely to
endanger the maintenance of international peace and security.

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Article 35

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  1. Any Member of the United Nations may bring any dispute, or any situation of the nature referred to in Article
    34, to the attention of the Security Council or of the General Assembly.
  2. A state which is not a Member of the United Nations may bring to the attention of the Security Council or of
    the General Assembly any dispute to which it is a party if it accepts in advance, for the purposes of the dispute,
    the obligations of pacific settlement provided in the present Charter.
  3. The proceedings of the General Assembly in respect of matters brought to its attention under this Article will
    be subject to the provisions of Articles 11 and 12.
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Article 36

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  1. The Security Council may, at any stage of a dispute of the nature referred to in Article 33 or of a situation of
    like nature, recommend appropriate procedures or methods of adjustment.
  2. The Security Council should take into consideration any procedures for the settlement of the dispute which
    have already been adopted by the parties.
  3. In making recommendations under this Article the Security Council should also take into consideration that
    legal disputes should as a general rule be referred by the parties to the International Court of Justice in
    accordance with the provisions of the Statute of the Court.
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Article 37

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  1. Should the parties to a dispute of the nature referred to in Article 33 fail to settle it by the means indicated in
    that Article, they shall refer it to the Security Council.
  2. If the Security Council deems that the continuance of the dispute is in fact likely to endanger the maintenance
    of international peace and security, it shall decide whether to take action under Article 36 or to recommend such
    terms of settlement as it may consider appropriate.
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Article 38

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Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 33 to 37, the Security Council may, if all the parties to any
dispute so request, make recommendations to the parties with a view to a pacific settlement of the dispute.

45
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CHAPTER VII

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ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THREATS TO THE PEACE, BREACHES OF THE PEACE, AND ACTS OF AGGRESSION

46
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Article 39

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The Security Council shall determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of
aggression and shall make recommendations, or decide what measures shall be taken in accordance with
Articles 41 and 42, to maintain or restore international peace and security.

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Article 40

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In order to prevent an aggravation of the situation, the Security Council may, before making the
recommendations or deciding upon the measures provided for in Article 39, call upon the parties concerned to comply with such provisional measures as it deems necessary or desirable. Such provisional measures shall be without prejudice to the rights, claims, or position of the parties concerned. The Security Council shall duly take account of failure to comply with such provisional measures.

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Article 41

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The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to
give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such measures.
These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal,
telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations.

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Article 42

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Should the Security Council consider that measures provided for in Article 41 would be inadequate or have
proved to be inadequate, it may take such action by air, sea, or land forces as may be necessary to maintain or
restore international peace and security. Such action may include demonstrations, blockade, and other
operations by air, sea, or land forces of Members of the United Nations.

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Article 43

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  1. All Members of the United Nations, in order to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and
    security, undertake to make available to the Security Council, on its call and in accordance with a special
    agreement or agreements, armed forces, assistance, and facilities, including rights of passage, necessary for the
    purpose of maintaining international peace and security.
  2. Such agreement or agreements shall govern the numbers and types of forces. their degree of readiness and
    general location, and the nature of the facilities and assistance to be provided.
  3. The agreement or agreements shall be negotiated as soon as possible on the initiative of the Security Council.
    They shall be concluded between the Security Council and Members or between the Security Council and
    groups of Members and shall be subject to ratification by the signatory states in accordance with their respective
    constitutional processes.
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Article 44

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When the Security Council has decided to use force it shall, before calling upon a Member not represented on it
to provide armed forces in fulfillment of the obligations assumed under Article 43, invite that Member, if the
Member so desires, to participate in the decisions of the Security Council concerning the employment of
contingents of that Member’s armed forces.

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Article 45

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In order to enable the United Nations to take urgent military measures Members shall hold immediately
available national air-force contingents for combined international enforcement action. The strength and degree
of readiness of these contingents and plans for their combined action shall be determined, within the limits laid
down in the special agreement or agreements referred to in Article 43, by the Security Council with the
assistance of the Military Staff Committee.

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Article 46

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Plans for the application of armed force shall be made by the Security Council with the assistance of the
Military Staff Committee.

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Article 47

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  1. There shall be established a Military Staff Committee to advise and assist the Security Council on all
    questions relating to the Security Council’s military requirements for the maintenance of international peace and
    security, the employment and command of forces placed at its disposal, the regulation of armaments, and
    possible disarmament.
  2. The Military Staff Committee shall consist of the Chiefs of Staff of the permanent members of the Security
    Council or their representatives. Any Member of the United Nations not permanently represented on the
    Committee shall be invited by the Committee to be associated with it when the efficient discharge of the
    Committee’s responsibilities requires the participation of that Member in its work.
  3. The Military Staff Committee shall be responsible under the Security Council for the strategic direction of
    any armed forces placed at the disposal of the Security Council. Questions relating to the command of such
    forces shall be worked out subsequently.
  4. The Military Staff Committee, with the authorization of the Security Council and after consultation with
    appropriate regional agencies, may establish regional subcommittees.
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Article 48

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  1. The action required to carry out the decisions of the Security Council for the maintenance of international
    peace and security shall be taken by all the Members of the United Nations or by some of them, as the Security
    Council may determine.
  2. Such decisions shall be carried out by the Members of the United Nations directly and through their action in
    the appropriate international agencies of which they are members.
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Article 49

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The Members of the United Nations shall join in affording mutual assistance in carrying out the measures
decided upon by the Security Council.

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Article 50

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If preventive or enforcement measures against any state are taken by the Security Council, any other state,
whether a Member of the United Nations or not, which finds itself confronted with special economic problems
arising from the carrying out of those measures shall have the right to consult the Security Council with regard
to a solution of those problems.

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Article 51

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Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed
attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary
to maintain international peace and security. Measures taken by Members in the exercise of this right of selfdefense
shall be immediately reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way affect the authority and
responsibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems
necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security.

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CHAPTER VIII

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REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

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Article 52

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  1. Nothing in the present Charter precludes the existence of regional arrangements or agencies for dealing with
    such matters relating to the maintenance of international peace and security as are appropriate for regional
    action, provided that such arrangements or agencies and their activities are consistent with the Purposes and
    Principles of the United Nations.
  2. The Members of the United Nations entering into such arrangements or constituting such agencies shall make
    every effort to achieve pacific settlement of local disputes through such regional arrangements or by such
    regional agencies before referring them to the Security Council.
  3. The Security Council shall encourage the development of pacific settlement of local disputes through such
    regional arrangements or by such regional agencies either on the initiative of the states concerned or by
    reference from the Security Council.
  4. This Article in no way impairs the application of Articles 34 and 35.
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Article 53

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  1. The Security Council shall, where appropriate, utilize such regional arrangements or agencies for
    enforcement action under its authority. But no enforcement action shall be taken under regional arrangements or
    by regional agencies without the authorization of the Security Council, with the exception of measures against
    any enemy state, as defined in paragraph 2 of this Article, provided for pursuant to Article 107 or in regional
    arrangements directed against renewal of aggressive policy on the part of any such state, until such time as the
    Organization may, on request of the Governments concerned, be charged with the responsibility for preventing
    further aggression by such a state.
  2. The term enemy state as used in paragraph 1 of this Article applies to any state which during the Second
    World War has been an enemy of any signatory of the present Charter.
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Article 54

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The Security Council shall at all times be kept fully informed of activities undertaken or in contemplation under regional arrangements or by regional agencies for the maintenance of international peace and security.

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CHAPTER IX

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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CO-OPERATION

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Article 55

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With a view to the creation of conditions of stability and well-being which are necessary for peaceful and
friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of
peoples, the United Nations shall promote:
a. higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress and
development;
b. solutions of international economic, social, health, and related problems; and international cultural and
educational co-operation; and
c. universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction
as to race, sex, language, or religion.

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Article 56

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All Members pledge themselves to take joint and separate action in cooperation with the Organization for the
achievement of the purposes set forth in Article 55.

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Article 57

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  1. The various specialized agencies, established by intergovernmental agreement and having wide international
    responsibilities, as defined in their basic instruments, in economic, social, cultural, educational, health, and
    related fields, shall be brought into relationship with the United Nations in accordance with the provisions of
    Article 63.
  2. Such agencies thus brought into relationship with the United Nations are hereinafter referred to as specialized
    agencies.
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Article 58

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The Organization shall make recommendations for the coordination of the policies and activities of the
specialized agencies.

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Article 59

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The Organization shall, where appropriate, initiate negotiations among the states concerned for the creation of
any new specialized agencies required for the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in Article 55.

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Article 60

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Responsibility for the discharge of the functions of the Organization set forth in this Chapter shall be vested in
the General Assembly and, under the authority of the General Assembly, in the Economic and Social Council,
which shall have for this purpose the powers set forth in Chapter X.

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CHAPTER X

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THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
Composition
Functions and Powers
Procedure

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Article 61

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  1. The Economic and Social Council shall consist of fifty-four Members of the United Nations elected by the
    General Assembly.
  2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3, eighteen members of the Economic and Social Council shall be
    elected each year for a term of three years. A retiring member shall be eligible for immediate re-election.
  3. At the first election after the increase in the membership of the Economic and Social Council from twentyseven
    to fifty-four members, in addition to the members elected in place of the nine members whose term of
    office expires at the end of that year, twenty-seven additional members shall be elected. Of these twenty-seven
    additional members, the term of office of nine members so elected shall expire at the end of one year, and of
    nine other members at the end of two years, in accordance with arrangements made by the General Assembly.
  4. Each member of the Economic and Social Council shall have one representative.
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Article 62

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  1. The Economic and Social Council may make or initiate studies and reports with respect to international
    economic, social, cultural, educational, health, and related matters and may make recommendations with respect
    to any such matters to the General Assembly, to the Members of the United Nations, and to the specialized
    agencies concerned.
  2. It may make recommendations for the purpose of promoting respect for, and observance of, human rights and
    fundamental freedoms for all.
  3. It may prepare draft conventions for submission to the General Assembly, with respect to matters falling
    within its competence.
  4. It may call, in accordance with the rules prescribed by the United Nations, international conferences on
    matters falling within its competence.
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Article 63

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  1. The Economic and Social Council may enter into agreements with any of the agencies referred to in Article
    57, defining the terms on which the agency concerned shall be brought into relationship with the United
    Nations. Such agreements shall be subject to approval by the General Assembly.
  2. It may coordinate the activities of the specialized agencies through consultation with and recommendations to
    such agencies and through recommendations to the General Assembly and to the Members of the United
    Nations.
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Article 64

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  1. The Economic and Social Council may take appropriate steps to obtain regular reports from the specialized
    agencies. It may make arrangements with the Members of the United Nations and with the specialized agencies
    to obtain reports on the steps taken to give effect to its own recommendations and to recommendations on
    matters falling within its competence made by the General Assembly.
  2. It may communicate its observations on these reports to the General Assembly.
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Article 65

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The Economic and Social Council may furnish information to the Security Council and shall assist the Security Council upon its request.

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Article 66

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  1. The Economic and Social Council shall perform such functions as fall within its competence in connection
    with the carrying out of the recommendations of the General Assembly.
  2. It may, with the approval of the General Assembly, perform services at the request of Members of the United
    Nations and at the request of specialized agencies.
  3. It shall perform such other functions as are specified elsewhere in the present Charter or as may be assigned
    to it by the General Assembly.
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Article 67

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  1. Each member of the Economic and Social Council shall have one vote.
  2. Decisions of the Economic and Social Council shall be made by a majority of the members present and
    voting.
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Article 68

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The Economic and Social Council shall set up commissions in economic and social fields and for the promotion
of human rights, and such other commissions as may be required for the performance of its functions.

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Article 69

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The Economic and Social Council shall invite any Member of the United Nations to participate, without vote, in
its deliberations on any matter of particular concern to that Member.

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Article 70

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The Economic and Social Council may make arrangements for representatives of the specialized agencies to
participate, without vote, in its deliberations and in those of the commissions established by it, and for its
representatives to participate in the deliberations of the specialized agencies.

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Article 71

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The Economic and Social Council may make suitable arrangements for consultation with non-governmental
organizations which are concerned with matters within its competence. Such arrangements may be made with
international organizations and, where appropriate, with national organizations after consultation with the
Member of the United Nations concerned.

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Article 72

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  1. The Economic and Social Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including the method of selecting
    its President.
  2. The Economic and Social Council shall meet as required in accordance with its rules, which shall include
    provision for the convening of meetings on the request of a majority of its members.

International Law (3 decks)

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