| Number: | 494 |
| Organ: | SC |
| Date: | 11 December |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Meeting: | 2,312 |
| Code: | S/RES/494 |
| Document: | https://undocs.org/S/RES/494(1981) |
| For: | 15 |
| Abstention: | 0 |
| Against: | 0 |
| Subject: | Recommendation regarding the appointment of the Secretary-General |
| Result: | Adopted |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 494, adopted on 11 December 1981, 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 the Mr. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar be appointed for a five-year term from 1 January 1982, to 31 December 1986.
The resolution was adopted unanimously by the council.