Which is a purpose of the United Nations as outlined in Article 1 of the UN Charter?

• A. Promote global trade
• B. Establish a world government
• C. Maintain international peace and security
• D. Enforce domestic law

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that the UN’s primary purpose is to maintain international peace and security. Article 1 lays out several aims, and the most central one is to preserve peace and security worldwide, guiding the UN to prevent conflict, resolve disputes, and respond to aggression. That’s why this option fits best: it names the explicit objective set out in the Charter. The other options don’t reflect the UN’s stated purposes: promoting global trade isn’t listed as a primary aim, the UN isn’t designed to establish a world government, and enforcing domestic law sits with individual countries rather than the UN.