Charter of the United Nations

Name: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1295
Author: by the United Nations

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The Charter of the United Nations, adopted in 1945, is the foundational treaty establishing the UN’s purposes, structure, and legal framework, including its principal organs and principles of international peace, security, and human rights. Authors such as Haile Selassie emphasized its ideals of peaceful conflict resolution and universal rights, while the UN Security Council stressed duties to refrain from actions that breach territorial integrity.

The General Assembly connected the Charter to the opposition to colonial interference, and leaders like Elizabeth II highlighted its lasting role in promoting global collaboration. The Charter remains a cornerstone of international law, balancing aspirational objectives with practical tools for collective security and justice.

Quotes about “Charter of the United Nations”

Haile Selassie, Selassie's Address to the United Nations

“ The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man: abjuration of force in the settlement of disputes between states; the assurance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion; the safeguarding of international peace and security. ”

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by the United Nations, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929

“ Reaffirmation of the obligation under the UN Charter to 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 Charter of the United Nations. ”

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Mary Knight, Red blight (1951)

“ It is mandatory that the United States and those other nations subscribing to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations should combine their efforts to insure the unimpeded march of all peoples toward goals that recognize the dignity of man and his civil rights and, further, definitely provide the opportunity to express freely how and by whom they will be governed. ”

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the UN General Assembly, United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2625 (1970)

“ Every State has the duty to fulfil in good faith the obligations assumed by it in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.
Every State has the duty to fulfil in good faith its obligations under the generally recognized principles and rules of international law. ”

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by the Palestinian National Council, Palestinian Declaration of Independence (1988)

“ Thus were the Charter of the United Nations and its Resolutions disfigured, for they had recognized the Palestinian Arab people’s national rights; including the right of Return, the right to independence, the right to sovereignty over territory and homeland. ”

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Bill Clinton, Proclamation 7044

“ They were experienced statesmen and hard realists, horrified by the staggering destruction and human misery wrought by two world wars, and convinced that the conduct of international affairs must change. The United Nations Charter that emerged from their deliberations was a document both wise and hopeful-wise in its recognition that lasting peace comes only with respect for the dignity and value of every human being, and hopeful in its determination to protect future generations from the affliction of war. ”

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Donald Trump, Remarks by President Trump to the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (2017)

“ America does more than speak for the values expressed in the United Nations Charter. Our citizens have paid the ultimate price to defend our freedom and the freedom of many nations represented in this great hall. America's devotion is measured on the battlefields where our young men and women have fought and sacrificed alongside of our allies, from the beaches of Europe to the deserts of the Middle East to the jungles of Asia. ”

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by the United Nations, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1295

“ Further undertakes to consider, by 18 November 2000, the application of additional measures against UNITA under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations and the development of additional tools to render the existing measures imposed against UNITA more effective ”

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