United Nations Security Council Resolution 720

UN Security Council
Resolution 720
Date: 21 November 1991
Meeting no.: 3,017
Code: S/RES/720 (Document)

Vote: For: 15 Abs.: 0 Against: 0
Subject: Recommendation regarding the appointment of the Secretary-General
Result: Adopted

Security Council composition in 1991:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  RUS  UK  USA

non-permanent members:
 AUT  BEL  CIV  CUB  ECU
 IND  ROU  YEM  ZAI  ZIM

United Nations Security Council Resolution 720, adopted unanimously at a closed meeting on November 21, 1991, 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. Boutros Boutros-Ghali be appointed for a term of office from January 1, 1992, to December 31, 1996.

On December 3, 1991, the General Assembly endorsed the Security Council's decision, and appointed Boutros-Ghali under Resolution 46/21.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ United Nations (1992). Yearbook of the United Nations 1991, Volume 45. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-7923-1970-2. 

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