The Charter of the United Nations is the founding treaty of the organization, signed on 26 June 1945 in San Francisco at the close of a conference attended by representatives of fifty countries. It built on the wartime alliance and the failure of the League of Nations to prevent another world war. The charter states the aims of maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, promoting human rights and encouraging cooperation. It set up the main organs, including the General Assembly, the Security Council with five permanent members, the International Court of Justice and the Secretariat. It came into force on 24 October 1945 once the required countries had ratified it, and it remains the basis of the United Nations system.
Before and after
- from 6 May 1945 to 11 May 1945Prague offensive
- from 10 June 1945 to 15 August 1945Battle of North Borneo
- 19 June 1945Birth of Radovan Karadžić
- 19 June 1945Birth of Aung San Suu Kyi
- 26 June 1945Charter of the United Nations
- 16 July 1945Trinity
- from 17 July 1945 to 2 August 1945Potsdam Conference
- from 20 July 1945 to 1 January 1959Operation Paperclip
- 26 July 1945Potsdam Declaration
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The era
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