S/RES/720(1991)
Security Council resolution 720 (1991) [on appointment of Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General of the United Nations]
- Body
- Security Council
- Date
- 1991-11-21
- Meeting record
- S/PV.3017
- Agenda item(s)
- Recommendation for the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Tally
Yes 15
Roll call
| Country | Position |
|---|---|
| Austria | Yes |
| Belgium | Yes |
| China · permanent member | Yes |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Yes |
| Cuba | Yes |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (as “ZAIRE”) | Yes |
| Ecuador | Yes |
| France · permanent member | Yes |
| India | Yes |
| Romania | Yes |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (as “USSR”) · permanent member | Yes |
| United Kingdom · permanent member | Yes |
| United States · permanent member | Yes |
| Yemen | Yes |
| Zimbabwe | Yes |
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Topics
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Membership and appointments · r-th-memUN subject headings (verbatim)
- UN. SECRETARY-GENERAL
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.