'A Member of the United Nations which has persistently violated the Principles contained in the present Charter may be expelled from the Organization by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.'Īrticle 5 provides for the suspension of a Member State: The admission of any such state to membership in the United Nations will be effected by a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.' Can a Member State be expelled from the United Nations?Īrticle 6 of the Charter reads as follows: Membership in the United Nations is open to all … peace-loving states which accept the obligations contained in the present Charter and, in the judgment of the Organization, are able and willing to carry out these obligations. According to Article 4 of the Charter of the United Nations: The latest State to join the United Nations was Montenegro (in 2006).

There are currently 193 Member States of the United Nations.

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