Ühinenud Rahvaste Organisatsiooni põhikiri ja Rahvusvahelise Kohtu statuut

The Charter of the United Nations is an international agreement that created the United Nations. The treaty was signed in San Francisco on June 26, 1945, and entered into force on October 24, 1945.

Well known is the treaty's preamble, which begins with the words: "We, the United Nations, having decided..." Critics of the organization have pointed out that this is the only place in the treaty where the term "nations" is used.