Article 43 of the United Nations Charter

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Article 43 of the United Nations Charter is the provision under which UN member states agree to make armed forces and related assistance available to the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international treaty
adoptedOn 26 June 1945
aimsTo enable rapid and effective Security Council military action
assignsResponsibilityTo United Nations Security Council
bindingOn Member States of the United Nations
chapterTitle Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression
constrains conditions under which Member States provide armed forces to the Security Council
enteredIntoForceOn 24 October 1945
hasSection Article 43(1)
Article 43(2)
Article 43(3)
Article 43(4)
hasStatus in force
implementationStatus special agreements under Article 43 have never been concluded
interpretedAs framework for permanent arrangements for armed forces at the disposal of the Security Council
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasisFor Security Council enforcement action
UN standing forces concept
locatedInChapter Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
negotiatedAt United Nations Conference on International Organization
negotiationLocation San Francisco
partOf Charter of the United Nations
providesThat all Members of the United Nations undertake to make armed forces, assistance, and facilities available to the Security Council
special agreements shall be negotiated as soon as possible
special agreements shall be negotiated between the Security Council and Member States or groups of Member States
special agreements shall be ratified in accordance with the respective constitutional processes of signatory states
special agreements shall be subject to ratification by signatory states
special agreements shall determine the numbers and types of forces, their degree of readiness, and the nature of facilities and assistance
the terms of making forces available shall be governed by special agreements
relatedProvision Article 44 of the United Nations Charter
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter
Article 46 of the United Nations Charter
Article 47 of the United Nations Charter
relatesTo United Nations Security Council
air force contingents
armed forces
collective security
facilities and services
land force contingents
maintenance of international peace and security
military assistance
naval force contingents
rights of passage
subjectTo interpretation by Member States


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