United Nations Security Council Resolution 1358 Explained

Number:1358
Organ:SC
Date:27 June
Year:2001
Meeting:4,337
Code:S/RES/1358
Document:https://undocs.org/S/RES/1358(2001)
Subject:Recommendation regarding the appointment of the Secretary-General
Result:Adopted

United Nations Security Council resolution 1358, adopted by acclamation at a closed meeting on 27 June 2001, 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. Kofi Annan be appointed for a second term of office from 1 January 2002, to 31 December 2006.[1]

Annan's election was uncontested as he had declared his intention to run for Secretary-General in March 2001 and nations had approved of his decision immediately.[2] His appointment was subsequently endorsed by the General Assembly.[3]

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  1. News: Annan wins second UN term. BBC News. 27 June 2001.
  2. News: Security Council vote for Annan. Television New Zealand. 28 June 2001.
  3. News: General Assembly adopts Security Council recommendation to appoint Kofi Annan to further term as Secretary-General. United Nations. 29 June 2001.