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S/RES/2311(2016)

Security Council resolution 2311 (2016) [on recommendation that António Guterres be appointed Secretary-General of the UN for a term of office from 1 Jan. 2017 to 31 Dec. 2021]

Adopted without a vote or by acclamation. The UN dataset lists every member as 'Yes' by convention; these are not recorded votes and are excluded from agreement figures.
Body
Security Council
Date
2016-10-06
Meeting record
S/PV.7782
Draft
S/2016/845
Note in source
Adopted by acclamation
Agenda item(s)
Recommendation for the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Tally

Adopted without a vote

Roll call

'Did not vote' combines members that were absent and members present that did not participate; the source does not distinguish them.

Roll call – S/RES/2311(2016)
CountryPosition
AngolaAdopted without a vote
China · permanent memberAdopted without a vote
EgyptAdopted without a vote
France · permanent memberAdopted without a vote
JapanAdopted without a vote
MalaysiaAdopted without a vote
New ZealandAdopted without a vote
Russian Federation · permanent memberAdopted without a vote
SenegalAdopted without a vote
SpainAdopted without a vote
UkraineAdopted without a vote
United Kingdom · permanent memberAdopted without a vote
United States · permanent memberAdopted without a vote
UruguayAdopted without a vote
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Adopted without a vote

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Topics

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Sources

Voting data: United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Security Council Voting Data (Version 7, October 2026), https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4055387, and General Assembly Voting Data (Version 6, October 2026), https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4060887. Vetoes: UN Peace & Security Data Hub, Security Council Data – Vetoes Since 1946 (DPPA-SCVETOES). © United Nations; used for non-commercial purposes with attribution.