The document serves as an international constitution. It established the principles and laws of the organization in order to ensure orderly conduct among the nations. Also, it solved many of the problems that were set out in the League of Nations, such as the lack of military enforcement and the unanimity rule.
According to its Charter, the United Nations has four purposes:
According to its Charter, the United Nations has four purposes:
- To maintain international peace and security;
- To develop friendly relations among nations;
- To cooperate in solving international problems and in promoting respect for human rights;
- And to be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations.
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At the San Francisco Conference on 26 June 1945, the United Nations Charter was finally drafted and signed by representatives of fifty nations. It was ratified by the required number of nations, which was the permanent five members and a majority of the other signatory states, by 24 October 1945. This day was officially recognized as United Nations Day.
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The Charter of the United Nations gave the organizations powers that the League of Nations did not possess. Because the United Nations was now able to easily enforce their rules, it became a much more powerful organization.
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