PREAMBLE OF THE UN CHARTER


WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED

 to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice
in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and

 to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth
of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of
nations large and small, and

 to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the
obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international
law can be maintained, and

 to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,

AND FOR THESE ENDS

 to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as
good neighbours, and

 to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and

 to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods,
that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and

 to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and
social advancement of all peoples,

HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH
THESE AIMS

Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives
assembled in the city of San Francisco, who have exhibited their full
powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the present
Charter of the United Nations and do hereby establish an international
organization to be known as the United Nations.
 
 
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