<P> Although the Preamble is an integral part of the Charter, it does not set out any of the rights or obligations of member states; its purpose is to serve as an interpretative guide for the provisions of the Charter through the highlighting of some of the core motives of the founders of the organization . </P> <P> The Purposes of the United Nations are </P> <Ol> <Li> To maintain international peace and security, to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace; </Li> <Li> To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self - determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace; </Li> <Li> To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion; and </Li> <Li> To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends . </Li> </Ol> <Li> To maintain international peace and security, to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace; </Li>

Which countries signed the un charter in 1945