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United Nations Charter

UN Charter signing ceremony

Signed June 26, 1945

Location San Francisco, California, United States

October 24, 1945 Effective

Condition Ratification by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, United States and by a majority of the other signatory states.

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The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty of the international organization called the United Nations.[1] It was signed at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in San Francisco, United States, on June 26, 1945, by 50 of the 51 original member countries (Poland, the other original member, which was not represented at the conference, signed it later). It entered into force on October 24, 1945, after being ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Councilthe Republic of China (later replaced by the People's Republic of China), France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (later replaced by the Russian Federation), the United Kingdom, and the United Statesand a majority of the other signatories.Today 192 countries are the members of the United Nations. As a charter, it is a constituent treaty, and all members are bound by its articles. Furthermore, the Charter states that obligations to the United Nations prevail over all other treaty obligations.[1] Most countries in the world have now ratified the Charter. One notable exception is the Holy See, which has chosen to remain a permanent observer state and therefore is not a full signatory to the Charter.[2]

Contents
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1 Summary 2 Charter Provisions

2.1 Preamble 2.2 Chapter I: Purposes And Principles

2.2.1 Article 1 2.2.2 Article 2

2.3 Chapter II: Membership 2.4 Chapter III: Organs

2.5 Chapter IV: The General Assembly 2.6 Chapter V: The Security Council 2.7 Chapter VI: Pacific Settlement of Disputes 2.8 Chapter VII: Action with respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression 2.9 Chapter VIII: Regional Arrangements 2.10 Chapter IX: International Economic and Social Co-operation 2.11 Chapter X: The Economic and Social Council 2.12 Chapter XI: Declaration regarding Non-Self-Governing Territories 2.13 Chapter XII: International Trusteeship System 2.14 Chapter XIII: The Trusteeship System 2.15 Chapter XIV: The International Court of Justice 2.16 Chapter XV: The Secretariat 2.17 Chapter XVI: Miscellaneous Provisions 2.18 Chapter XVII: Transitional Security Arrangements 2.19 Chapter XVIII: Amendments 2.20 Chapter XIX: Ratification and Signature

3 See also 4 Notes 5 External links

[edit] Summary
The Charter consists of a preamble and a series of articles grouped into chapters.[1] The preamble consists of two principle parts. The first part containing a general call for the maintenance of peace and international security and respect for human rights. The second part of the preamble is a declaration in a contractual style that the governments of the peoples of the United Nations have agreed to the Charter.

Chapter I sets forth the purposes of the United Nations, including the important provisions of the maintenance of international peace and security. Chapter II defines the criteria for membership in the United Nations. Chapters III-XV, the bulk of the document, describe the organs and institutions of the UN and their respective powers. Chapters XVI and Chapter XVII describe arrangements for integrating the UN with established international law. Chapters XVIII and Chapter XIX provide for amendment and ratification of the Charter. Chapter VI describes the Security Council's power to investigate and mediate disputes;

The following chapters deal with the enforcement powers of UN bodies:

Chapter VII describes the Security Council's power to authorize economic, diplomatic, and military sanctions, as well as the use of military force, to resolve disputes; Chapter VIII makes it possible for regional arrangements to maintain peace and security within their own region; Chapters IX and Chapter X describe the UN's powers for economic and social cooperation, and the Economic and Social Council that oversees these powers; Chapters XII and Chapter XIII describe the Trusteeship Council, which oversaw decolonization; Chapters XIV and Chapter XV establish the powers of, respectively, the International Court of Justice and the United Nations Secretariat. Chapters XVI through Chapter XIX deal respectively with XVI: miscellaneous provisions, XVII: transitional security arrangements related to World War II, XVIII: the charter amendment process, and XIX: ratification of the charter.

[edit] Charter Provisions

[edit] Preamble
Main article: Preamble to the United Nations Charter The Preamble to the treaty reads as follows: "We the peoples of the United Nations determined: to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, And for these ends: to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples, Have resolved to combine our efforts to accomplish these aims: Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives assembled in the city of San Francisco, who have exhibited their full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the present Charter of the United Nations and do hereby establish an international organization to be known as the United Nations." Although the Preamble is an integral part of the Charter, it does not set out any of the rights or obligations of member states, rather its purpose is to serve as an interpretative guide for the provisions of the Charter through the highlighting of some of the core motives of the founders of the organisation.[3]

[edit] Chapter I: Purposes And Principles

Main article: Chapter I of the United Nations Charter [edit] Article 1 The Purposes of the United Nations are[1]
1. To maintain international peace and security, 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 self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace; 3. To achieve international co-operation 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. [edit] Article 2 The Organization and its Members, in pursuit of the Purposes stated in Article 1, shall act in accordance with the following Principles:[1] 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 Vll.[1]

[edit] Chapter II: Membership

Main article: Chapter II of the United Nations Charter

[edit] Chapter III: Organs

1. There are established as 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.

[edit] Chapter IV: The General Assembly

[edit] Chapter V: The Security Council

COMPOSITION Article 23 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. FUNCTIONS and POWERS Article 24 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. Article 25 The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter. Article 26 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. VOTING Article 27 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. PROCEDURE Article 28 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. Article 29 The Security Council may establish such subsidiary organs as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions. Article 30 The Security Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including the method of selecting its President. Article 31 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. Article 32 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.

[edit] Chapter VI: Pacific Settlement of Disputes [edit] Chapter VII: Action with respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression
Main article: Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter

[edit] Chapter VIII: Regional Arrangements [edit] Chapter IX: International Economic and Social Co-operation [edit] Chapter X: The Economic and Social Council [edit] Chapter XI: Declaration regarding Non-Self-Governing Territories [edit] Chapter XII: International Trusteeship System [edit] Chapter XIII: The Trusteeship System [edit] Chapter XIV: The International Court of Justice

[edit] Chapter XV: The Secretariat

- It comprises the secretary general and such other staff as the organization may require. - It provides services to the other organ of the united nation, he G.A, the S.C, the ECOSOC, and the trusteaship council, as well as their subsidiary bodies. - Thr secretary general is appointed by the G.A on the recommendation of security council. - The staff of the secretariat is appointed by the secretary general according to the regulation laid G.A. - The secretariat is located at the headquarter of the U.N in New York. - The secretariat also includes the regional commission secretariat at Baghdad, Bangkok, Geva and Santiago. function of Secretariat: 1- preparation of report and other documents containing information, analysis, historical background research finding, policy suggestions and so forth, to facilitate deliberations and decision making by other organs. 2- to facilitate legislative organs and their subsidiary bodies. 3- provision of meating services for the G.A and other organs 4- provision of editorial, translation and document reproduction services for the issuance of UN documents in different language. 5- conduct of studies and provision of information to various member states in meeting challenge in various fields 6- preparation of statistical publication, information bulletiin and analytical work which the G.A. has decided 7- organization of conferences experts group meetings and seminar on topics of concern to the international community 8- provision of technical assistance to develop countries. 9- understanding of service mission to countries, areas or location as authorized by the G.A or the security council

[edit] Chapter XVI: Miscellaneous Provisions [edit] Chapter XVII: Transitional Security Arrangements [edit] Chapter XVIII: Amendments [edit] Chapter XIX: Ratification and Signature

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[edit] Notes
1. ^ a b c d e f Introductory Note 2. ^ Short History 3. ^ Report of the Rapporteur of Commission I/1 UNICO VI, pp 446-7, Doc. 944

I/1/34(1).

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G7
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Jump to: navigation, search This article may need to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information, and remove this template when finished. Please see the talk page for more information. (April 2009) For other uses, see G7 (disambiguation).
G7 countries
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Canada France Germany Italy Japan United Kingdom United States

G7 finance ministers at the 2006 meeting (front row, L-R:) Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Italy's Finance Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Japan's Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and Jean-Claude Juncker, Chairman of the Eurogroup. The G7 (also known as the G-7) is the meeting of the finance ministers from a group of seven industrialized nations. It was formed in 1976, when Canada joined the Group of Six: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States.[1] A economic and political group of the seven largest industrialised nations, the powerful group of nation does not include any developing nations. The finance ministers of these countries meet several times a year to discuss economic policies. Their work is supported by regular, functional meetings of officials, including the G7 Finance Deputies.[2] It is not to be confused with the G8, which is the annual meeting of the heads of government of the aforementioned nations, plus Russia. The G7 held a meeting on April 11, 2008, in Washington D.C.,[3] met again on October 10, 2008, in Washington D.C., and then met again on February 14, 2009, in Rome, to discuss the global financial crisis of 2007-2009.[4][5] The group of finance ministers has pledged to take "all necessary steps" to help stem the crisis.[6] Japanese Finance Minister Shichi Nakagawa's behavior at a press conference for the latter meeting, where he allegedly behaved as if intoxicated, was the subject of criticism from the Japanese[7] and international press.[8]

[edit] Summits
This section requires expansion. Date Host country Host leader Jean-Pierre Fourcade Rafael Hernndez Coln Denis Healey Hans Matthfer Location held Chteau de Rambouillet, Rambouillet Dorado Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico No. 10 Downing Street, London official residence of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Bonn

November 15France 17, 1975 June 27-28 1976 May 7-8 1977 July 16-17 1978 May 28-30, 1983 June 19-23, 1988 June 15-17, 1995 June 27-29, 1996 2001 United States United Kingdom West Germany USA Canada

Ronald Reagan Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA Michael Wilson Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto James Baker Paul Martin Jean Arthuis Rice University and other locations in the Museum District Houston, TX Summit Place, Halifax, NS

July 9-11, 1990 USA Canada France Italy

Museum of Contemporary Art (Muse d'art Contemporain de Lyon), Lyon Vincenzo Visco Palermo

February 2010 Canada

Jim Flaherty

Iqaluit, Nunavut 2010[9] - finance minister's meeting at the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut[10]

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G2 G8 G20

[edit] References
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1. ^ "The early history of the G7". Britannica Online.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1008689/Group-of-Seven. Retrieved 2008-10-22.

2. ^ "Who Are the group of Seven?". Women's International Media group.

http://www.womensgroup.org/G-7REPOR.html. Retrieved 2008-10-22.

3. ^ Bo Nielsen, "G7 Statement Fails to Convince Major Traders to Change Outlook,

Bloomberg L.P., April 14, 2008

4. ^ Simon Kennedy, "G7 `Against the Wall,' Weighs Loan-Guarantee Plan (Update1),

Bloomberg L.P., October 10, 2008 08:06 EDT

5. ^ Yahoo.com 6. ^ Simon Kennedy, "G7 Commit to 'All Necessary Steps' to Stem Meltdown

(Update3), Bloomberg L.P., October 11, 2008 20:56 EDT

7. ^ Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 - Quotes of the Day - TIME.com, Time Inc., February 17,

2009
8. ^ Feb. 18, 2009 - Japan Economy: Japans GDP Shrinks 3.3%, Finance Minister

Drunk at G7 Meeting - EconomyWatch.com, Retrieved on 2008-03-31.

9. ^ Brennan, Richard J. (January 27, 2010). "Canada calls on developed nations to

forgive Haitis debt". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/756652--canada-calls-on-developednations-to-forgive-haiti-s-debt. Retrieved 2010-01-27.

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