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Security Council Resolution 14, adopted on December 16, 1946, changed the rules of procedure so that the terms of the rotating presidency of the

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would correspond with the calendar year. Additionally, the terms of elected members of the Security Council were decided to commence on January 1 and end on December 31. The resolution was adopted with 9 votes, with abstentions from the

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and

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References

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

* {{UNSCR 1946 0014 0014 December 1946 events

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