| Number: | 1987 |
| Organ: | SC |
| Date: | 17 June |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Meeting: | 6,556 |
| Code: | S/RES/1987 |
| Document: | https://undocs.org/S/RES/1987(2011) |
| Subject: | Recommendation regarding the appointment of the Secretary-General |
| Result: | Adopted |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1987, adopted by acclamation at a closed meeting on June 17, 2011, 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. Ban Ki-moon be appointed for a second term of office from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2016.[1]
Ban's election was uncontested and nations had approved of his decision immediately.[2] The vote was delayed due to disagreements in the Latin American and Caribbean regional grouping over whether to endorse Ban as he was the sole candidate.[3] [4] Support for his re-election was also given unofficially by North Korea.[5]
His appointment was subsequently endorsed by the General Assembly.[6]