Question of Equitable Representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council

A/RES/1991(XVIII)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 81 Question of the composition of the General Committee of the General Assembly, published in 1964.

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3 documents · 1964

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1964	A/RES/1991(XVIII)[B]	Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council	—	–
1964	A/RES/1991(XVIII)[A]	Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council	—	–
1964	A/RES/1991(XVIII)	Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council	323	–

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Dcc;des to adopt, in accordance with Article 108 of the Ch:1rter of the United Nations, the following amendments to the Charter and to submit them for

1 Ibid., agenda item 21, document A/5487, para. 9.

ratification by the States Members of the United Nations:

In Article 23, paragraph 1, the word "eleven" in the first sentence shall be replaced by the word "fifteen", and the word "six" in the third sentence by the word "ten" ;

( b) In Article 23, paragraph 2, the second sentence shall then be reworded as follows:

"In the first election of the non-permanent members after the increase of the membership of the Security Council from eleven to fifteen, two of the four additional members shall be chosen for a term of one year" ;

In Article 27, paragraph 2, the word "seven" shall be replaced by the word "nine" ; ·

In Article 27, paragraph 3, the word "seven" shall be replaced by the word "nine" ;

Calls upon all Member States to ratify the above amendments, in accordance with their respective constitutional processes, by 1 September 1965;

Further decides that the ten non-permanent members of the Security Council shall be elected according to the following pattern :

Five from African and Asian States;

( b) One from Eastern European States;

( c) Two from Latin American States;

( d) Two from Western European and other States.

17 December 1963.

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