United Nations Security Council Resolution 1090

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]

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	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Botswana  Chile  Egypt  Guinea-Bissau  Germany  Honduras  Indonesia  Italy  South Korea  Poland

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

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1001 to 1100 (1995–1997)

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.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1090 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org