Article 47 of the United Nations Charter
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Article 47 of the United Nations Charter establishes the Military Staff Committee, which is responsible for advising and assisting the Security Council on military requirements for maintaining international peace and security.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article 47 of the Charter of the United Nations | 2 |
| Article 47 of the United Nations Charter canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T467304 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Article 47 of the United Nations Charter Context triple: [Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, composedOf, Article 47 of the United Nations Charter]
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A.
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that empowers the UN Security Council to impose non-military measures, such as economic sanctions and diplomatic restrictions, to maintain or restore international peace and security.
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B.
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that empowers the Security Council to have air force contingents permanently available for immediate combined international enforcement action.
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C.
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that guarantees non–Security Council member states the right to participate in decisions concerning the use of their armed forces in United Nations enforcement actions.
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D.
Article 46 of the United Nations Charter
Article 46 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that assigns the Security Council, with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee, responsibility for formulating plans for the application of armed force in maintaining or restoring international peace and security.
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E.
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter authorizes the UN Security Council to take military action, including the use of armed force, to maintain or restore international peace and security when non-military measures are inadequate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 47 of the United Nations Charter Target entity description: Article 47 of the United Nations Charter establishes the Military Staff Committee, which is responsible for advising and assisting the Security Council on military requirements for maintaining international peace and security.
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A.
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that empowers the UN Security Council to impose non-military measures, such as economic sanctions and diplomatic restrictions, to maintain or restore international peace and security.
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B.
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that empowers the Security Council to have air force contingents permanently available for immediate combined international enforcement action.
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C.
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that guarantees non–Security Council member states the right to participate in decisions concerning the use of their armed forces in United Nations enforcement actions.
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D.
Article 46 of the United Nations Charter
Article 46 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that assigns the Security Council, with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee, responsibility for formulating plans for the application of armed force in maintaining or restoring international peace and security.
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E.
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter authorizes the UN Security Council to take military action, including the use of armed force, to maintain or restore international peace and security when non-military measures are inadequate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | article of an international treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | San Francisco Conference ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Member States of the United Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations member states
|
| assignsFunctionTo |
United Nations Security Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Security Council
|
| authenticText | six official UN languages ⓘ |
| chapter | Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| citesBody |
Military Staff Committee
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council ⓘ
surface form:
Security Council
|
| citesConcept |
regulation of armaments
ⓘ
strategic direction of armed forces ⓘ |
| containedIn | founding treaty of the United Nations ⓘ |
| definesRoleOf | Military Staff Committee ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
San Francisco Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Conference on International Organization
|
| entryIntoForceDate | 24 October 1945 ⓘ |
| establishes | Military Staff Committee ⓘ |
| goal |
effective strategic direction of UN-authorized military operations
ⓘ
maintenance of international peace and security ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 47 ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | United Nations Security Council practice ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Nations ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalNature | binding treaty provision for UN member states ⓘ |
| partOf | Charter of the United Nations ⓘ |
| primaryBodyAdvised | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| providesThat |
Military Staff Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
Military Staff Committee may establish regional subcommittees
Military Staff Committee shall advise and assist the Security Council on all questions relating to the Security Council’s military requirements ⓘ Military Staff Committee shall advise and assist the Security Council on the employment and command of forces placed at its disposal ⓘ Military Staff Committee shall advise and assist the Security Council on the regulation of armaments ⓘ Military Staff Committee shall be responsible for the strategic direction of any armed forces placed at the disposal of the Security Council ⓘ Military Staff Committee shall be responsible under the Security Council for the strategic direction of any armed forces placed at the disposal of the Security Council ⓘ Military Staff Committee shall consist of the Chiefs of Staff of the permanent members of the Security Council or their representatives ⓘ any member of the United Nations not permanently represented on the Military Staff Committee shall be invited by the Committee to be associated with it when the efficient discharge of the Committee’s responsibilities requires the participation of that member ⓘ |
| relatedProvision |
Article 43 of the United Nations Charter
ⓘ
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ Article 45 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ Article 46 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
United Nations armed forces not yet established
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council ⓘ
surface form:
permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
|
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subject |
collective security
ⓘ
international peace and security ⓘ military assistance to the United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Article 47 of the United Nations Charter Description of subject: Article 47 of the United Nations Charter establishes the Military Staff Committee, which is responsible for advising and assisting the Security Council on military requirements for maintaining international peace and security.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Article 47 of the Charter of the United Nations
subject surface form:
Military Staff Committee
this entity surface form:
Article 47 of the Charter of the United Nations
subject surface form:
Article 43(1) of the United Nations Charter