| Number: | 1715 |
| Organ: | SC |
| Date: | 9 October |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Meeting: | 5,547 |
| Code: | S/RES/1715 |
| Document: | https://undocs.org/S/RES/1715(2006) |
| Subject: | Recommendation regarding the appointment of the Secretary-General |
| Result: | Adopted |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1715, adopted by acclamation at a closed meeting on October 9, 2006, having considered the question of the recommendation for the appointment of the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Mr. Ban Ki-moon of South Korea be appointed for a term of office from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2011.[1]
Four days later, the General Assembly also voted symbolically to approve the decision of the Security Council.[2]