INTRODUCTORY NOTE The Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June Amendments to Articles 23, 27 and 61 of the Charter were The amendment to Article 23 enlarges the membership The amendment to Article 61, which entered into force The amendment to Article 109, which relates to the first of any nine members (formerly seven) of the Security Council. Paragraph 3 of Article 109, which deals with the consideration of a possible review conference during the tenth regular session of the General Assembly, has been retained in its original form in its reference to a "vote, of any seven members of the Security Council", the paragraph having been acted upon in 1955 by the General Assembly, at its tenth regular session, and by the Security Council. CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS W TE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, Purposes of the United Nations are: The Pointain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the preven- 2. To develop friendly relations among nations based on 3. To achieve international co-operation in solving inter- 4. To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations 54-738 O 75 - 26 3. All Members shall settle their international disputes by 4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations 5. All Members shall give the United Nations every assist- 6. The Organization shall ensure that states which are not 7. Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize 1. The General Assembly may consider the general princi- 2. The General Assembly may discuss any questions relat- and, except as provided in Article 12, may make recommenda- 3. The General Assembly may call the attention of the 4. The powers of the General Assembly set forth in this Article shall not limit the general scope of Article 10. ARTICLE 12 1. While the Security Council is exercising in respect of 2. The Secretary-General, with the consent of the Security |