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
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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)