UN Charter
The UN Charter outlines the rights and duties of the Member States and establishes the United Nations organs and procedures.
The United Nations Charter open to the signatory page
Delegates from fifty nations gathered in San Francisco, where the UN Charter was written and approved in eight weeks. By October 24, 1945, 51 states had signed the Charter and became the founding members of the organization.
The purposes of the United Nations, as set forth in the Charter are:

Delegates from fifty nations gathered in San Francisco, where the UN Charter was written and approved in eight weeks. By October 24, 1945, 51 states had signed the Charter and became the founding members of the organization.
The purposes of the United Nations, as set forth in the Charter are:
- to maintain international peace and security
- to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples
- to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
- to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these common ends