United Nations Security Council Resolution 627

United Nations Security Council resolution 627, adopted unanimously on 9 January 1989, after noting the death of International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Nagendra Singh on 11 December 1988, the council decided that elections to the vacancy on the ICJ would take place on 18 April 1989 at the Security Council and at the General Assembly's 43rd session.

UN Security Council Resolution 627
International Court of Justice judges
Date	9 January 1989
Meeting no.	2,838
Code	S/RES/624 (Document)
Subject	International Court of Justice
Voting summary	15 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	Algeria Brazil Canada Colombia Ethiopia Finland Malaysia Nepal Senegal Yugoslavia
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Singh had been a member of the court since 6 February 1973, having been its vice-president from 1976 to 1979 and its president from 1985 to 1988.

See also

• Judges of the International Court of Justice
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700 (1987–1991)

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 627 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org