United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/1996/952
Date: 1996-11-19 (meeting 3714)
Agenda: Consideration of the question of the appointment of the Secretary-General
Vetoed by: USA

UNITED
NATIONS
Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL
S/1996/952
S
18 November 1996
ORIGINAL:
Botswana, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany,
Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia and Russian
Federation: draft resolution
ENGLISH
The Security Council,
Having considered the question of the recommendation for the appointment of
the Secretary-General of the United Nations,
Recommends to the General Assembly that Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali be
appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term of office
from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001.
96-32625 (E) 191196


Voting result: 14 yes, 1 no, 0 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: China
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: Russian Federation
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom
vote: Y
country: United States
vote: N
country: Botswana
vote: Y
country: Chile
vote: Y
country: Egypt
vote: Y
country: Germany
vote: Y
country: Guinea-Bissau
vote: Y
country: Honduras
vote: Y
country: Indonesia
vote: Y
country: Italy
vote: Y
country: Poland
vote: Y
country: Republic of Korea
vote: Y

Stated reason for veto: The record states that in a secret ballot the draft resolution received 14 votes in favour, 1 against, and no abstentions, but individual member votes are not disclosed.