United Nations Security Council Resolution 168

UN Security Council Resolution 168
Date	November 3 1961
Meeting no.	972
Code	S/4972 (Document)
Subject	Recommendation regarding the appointment of an acting Secretary-General
Voting summary	11 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Ceylon  Chile  Ecuador  Liberia  Turkey  United Arab Rep.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 168, adopted on November 3, 1961, after the death of Dag Hammarskjöld his term of Secretary-General still needed to be filled, the Council recommended that Burmese diplomat U Thant be appointed as acting Secretary-General.

The resolution was adopted unanimously by all members of the Council.

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 101 to 200 (1953 – 1965)

References

• Text of Resolution at UN.org (PDF)