United Nations Security Council Resolution 1987

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1987, adopted by acclamation at a closed meeting on June 17, 2011, 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. Ban Ki-moon be appointed for a second term of office from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2016.^[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 1987
Ban Ki-moon
Date	17 June 2011
Meeting no.	6,556
Code	S/RES/1987 (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	Bosnia–Herzegovina Brazil Colombia Germany Gabon India Lebanon Nigeria Portugal South Africa
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Ban's election was uncontested and nations had approved of his decision immediately.^[2] The vote was delayed due to disagreements in the Latin American and Caribbean regional grouping over whether to endorse Ban as he was the sole candidate.^[3][4] Support for his re-election was also given unofficially by North Korea.^[5]

His appointment was subsequently endorsed by the General Assembly.^[6]

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009 – 2011)
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 1358 (2001)
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 2580 (2021)