Article 2 para 3 of the un charter provides that all international disputes must be settled by the member by peaceful means while maintaining international peace security and ensuring justice is not endangered the charter under article 33 para 1 enumerates a number of means for the peaceful settlement of disputes. It only covers settlement achieved through mediation and for the moment applies only to four countries fiji qatar saudi arabia and singapore but as more countries join it will prove a useful tool for resolving a wide range of international disputes it should also encourage the use of formal mediation procedures in countries where they . Dispute settlement or dispute settlement system dss is regarded by the world trade organization wto as the central pillar of the multilateral trading system and as the organizations unique contribution to the stability of the global economy