Date 21 November 1991 Code S/RES/720 (Document) | Meeting no. 3,017 Result Adopted | |
Subject Recommendation regarding the appointment of the Secretary-General Voting summary 15 voted forNone voted againstNone abstained | ||
United Nations Security Council resolution 720, adopted unanimously at a closed meeting on 21 November 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 1 January 1992, to 31 December 1996.
On 3 December 1991, the General Assembly endorsed the Security Council's decision, and appointed Boutros-Ghali under Resolution 46/21.
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