In pursuit of these purposes, the Charter stipulates that the UN and its
members are to act in accordance with the following principles:
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that the organization is based on the sovereign equality of all its
members;
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that all members are to fulfill in good faith their Charter
obligations;
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that they are to settle their international disputes by peaceful means
and without endangering peace, security, and justice;
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that they are to refrain in their international relations from the
threat or use of force against other states;
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that they are to give the UN every assistance in any action that it
takes in accordance with the Charter and shall not assist states
against which the UN is taking preventive or enforcement action;
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that the UN shall also ensure that states that are not members act in
accordance with these principles insofar as is necessary to maintain
international peace and security; and
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that nothing in the Charter is to authorize the UN to intervene in
matters that are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any
state, though this principle is not to prejudice the application of
enforcement measures made necessary in the event of a threat to or
breach of the peace.