United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 Explained

Number:	13
Organ:	SC
Date:	December 12
Year:	1946
Meeting:	83
Code:	S/RES/13
Document:	https://undocs.org/S/RES/13(1946)
For:	11
Abstention:	0
Against:	0
Subject:	Admission of Siam
Result:	Adopted

United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 was adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on December 12, 1946. The Council recommended that the General Assembly admit Siam as a member state.^{[1] [2]}

Prince Wan Waithayakon became the first United Nations ambassador from the country.^[3]

See also

• United Nations Security Council Resolution 6
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 8

Notes and References

1. News: 17 December 1946 . SIAM FORMALLY JOINS 54 OTHERS IN U.N. . The New York Times . 20 May 2023.
2. United Nations Security Council. (1946). Admission of New Members to the United Nations (Resolution No. 13). Retrieved from UN Official Documents.
3. News: 30 April 1947 . SIAM JOINS UP . The New York Times . 20 May 2023.