United Nations Security Council Resolution 26

UN Security Council
Resolution 26
Date: June 4 1947
Meeting no.: 138
Code: S/368 (Document)

Vote: For: 11 Abs.: 0 Against: 0
Subject: Provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council
Result: Adopted

Security Council composition in 1947:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  UK  USA  USSR

non-permanent members:
 AUS  BEL  BRA
 COL  POL  SYR

United Nations Security Council Resolution 26, adopted on June 4, 1947, modified the rules of procedure so that when the Council was voting to fill a position on the International Court of Justice, voting would continue as long as is needed until one candidate holds an absolute majority of the votes.

The resolution was adopted unanimously.

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