UN General Assembly
1955

103. The United Nations Charter is rightly considered the most important international document of the postwar period. That is true because the Charter unites, on a realistic basis, the efforts of countries with different social systems and directs them towards the common objective of defending universal peace and international security. In contemporary historical conditions it represents an important instrument for preserving the principles of law and right in the mutual relations of States. The United Nations Charter sets forth principles which harmonize the natural aspirations of nations for the purpose of attaining the common aims of consolidation of peace and security, development of friendly relations among peoples, and peaceful settlement of all controversial questions.