United Nations Security Council Resolution 1090

UN Security Council
Resolution 1090

Kofi Annan
Date 13 December 1996
Meeting no. 3,725
Code S/RES/1090 (Document)
Subject Recommendation regarding the appointment of the Secretary-General
Result Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

United Nations Security Council resolution 1090, adopted without a vote at a closed meeting on 13 December 1996, having considered the question of the recommendation for the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Mr. Kofi Annan be appointed for a term of office from 1 January 1997, to 31 December 2001.[1]

Kofi Annan, a Ghanaian diplomat, was the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. The United States had vetoed another term for his predecessor, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, due to lack of reform.[2]

It was the first time that a Security Council resolution had been adopted by acclamation.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "United Nations: U.S. Blocks Re-Appointment of Boutros-Ghali as U.N. Secretary-general; Kofi Annan Elected as Successor". Foreign Policy Bulletin (Cambridge University Press) 8: 104–113. 1997. doi:10.1017/S1052703600001301.
  2. ↑ Associated Press (14 December 1996). "Security Council unanimously chooses Annan as new leader". The News.
  3. ↑ "Chapter VI – Relations with other United Nations organs (2000–2003)" (PDF). United Nations.

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