United Nations Security Council Resolution 14

UN Security Council
Resolution 14
Date: December 16 1946
Meeting no.: 84
Code: S/RES/14 (Document)

Vote: For: 9 Abs.: 2 Against: 0
Subject: Terms of elected members and rotating presidency of the Council
Result: Adopted

Security Council composition in 1946:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  UK  USA  USSR

non-permanent members:
 AUS  BRA  EGY
 MEX  NED  POL

United Nations Security Council Resolution 14, adopted on December 16, 1946, changed the rules of procedure so that the terms of the rotating presidency of the Council would correspond with the calendar year. Additionally, the terms of elected members of the Security Council were decided to commence on January 1 and end on December 31.

The resolution was adopted with 9 votes, with abstentions from the Soviet Union and United States.

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