United Nations Security Council Resolution 400

UN Security Council Resolution 400
Kurt Waldheim
Date	7 December 1976
Meeting no.	1,978
Code	S/RES/400 (Document)
Subject	Recommendation regarding the appointment of the Secretary-General
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Benin Guyana Italy Japan  Libya Pakistan Panama  Romania Sweden Tanzania
← 399 Lists of resolutions 401 →

United Nations Security Council Resolution 400, adopted on December 7, 1976 in a closed meeting, after considering the recommendation of the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Kurt Waldheim be appointed as Secretary-General for a second term beginning January 1, 1977 and ending December 31, 1981.

The text of the resolution^[1] and the meeting record of 7 December 1976^[2] state that the recommendation was unanimous, but the United Nations Digital Library states that Benin and China abstained in a 13–0–2 vote.^[3]

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 301 to 400 (1971–1976)
• List of secretaries-general of the United Nations

References

1. Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
2. Security Council official records, 31st year, 1978th meeting, 7 December 1976, New York : official communiqué S/PV.1978 Retrieved 18 December 2025.
3. "Security Council resolution 400 (1976) [on appointment of Kurt Waldheim as Secretary-General of the United Nations]". United Nations Digital Library.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 400 at Wikisource