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Charter of the United Nations

Preamble

WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED

to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,whichtwice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind,and

to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignityandworth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and womenandof nations large and small, and

to establish conditions under which justice and respect fortheobligations arising from treaties and other sourcesofinternational law can be maintained, and

to promote social progress and better standards of life inlargerfreedom,

AND FOR THESE ENDS

to practice tolerance and live together in peace with oneanotheras good neighbors, and

to unite our strength to maintain international peaceandsecurity, and

to ensure by the acceptance of principles and the institutionofmethods, that armed force shall not be used, save in thecommoninterest, and

to employ international machinery for the promotion oftheeconomic and social advancement of all peoples,

HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESEAIMS

Accordingly, our respective Governments, throughrepresentativesassembled in the city of San Francisco, who haveexhibited theirfull powers found to be in good and due form, haveagreed to thepresent Charter of the United Nations and do herebyestablish aninternational organization to be known as the UnitedNations.

Charter of theUnitedNations

Preamble

WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS determined

    to save succeeding generations fromtheScourge of war, the which twice in our lifetime has broughtuntoldsorrow to mankind, and

    to reaffirm faith in fundamentalhumanrights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in theequalrights of men and women and of nations large and small,and

    to establish conditions under thewhichjustice and respect for the obligations Arising from treatiesandother sources of international law can be maintained, and

    to promote social progress andbetterstandards of life in larger freedom,

AND FOR THESE ENDS

    to practice tolerance and livetogetherin peace with one another as good neighbors, and

    to unite our strength tomaintaininternational peace and security, and

    to Ensure by the acceptance ofprinciplesand the institution of methods, that armed force shallnot be used,save in the common interest, and

    to employ international machinery forthepromotion of the economic and social advancement of allpeoples,

HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR Efforts Accomplish TO THESEAIMS

    Accordingly, our respectiveGovernments,through representatives assembled in the city of SanFrancisco, whohave exhibited Reviews their full powers found to bein good anddue form, have the agreed to the present Charter of theUnitedNations and do hereby establish an international organizationto beknown as the United Nations.