United Nations Security Council Resolution 1715

UN Security Council
Resolution 1715
UN Security Council; Resolution 1715
	Ban Ki-moon
Date	9 October 2006
Meeting no.	5,547
Code	S/RES/1715 (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	Argentina; Rep. of the Congo; Denmark; Ghana; Greece; Japan; Peru; Qatar; Slovakia; Tanzania;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1715, adopted by acclamation at a closed meeting on October 9, 2006, having considered the question of the recommendation for the appointment of the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Mr. Ban Ki-moon of South Korea be appointed for a term of office from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2011.^[1]

Four days later, the General Assembly also voted symbolically to approve the decision of the Security Council.^[2]

References

^ "Security Council proposes Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Ban as Secretary-General". United Nations News Centre. October 9, 2006.
^ Souaré, Issaka K. (2006). "Farewell to Kofi Annan! : Africa and the world". African Renaissance. 3 (6): 57–61. ISSN 1744-2532.