The aims of the UN are embodied in a set of purposes and principles
contained in Articles 1 and 2 of the Charter, summarized as follows:
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to maintain international peace and security and, to that end, 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 that
might lead to a breach of the peace;
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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;
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to achieve international cooperation in solving international
economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian problems 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
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to be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining
these common ends.
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