title: United Nations Security Council Resolution 14
text: # United Nations Security Council Resolution 14
  
  United Nations Security Council Resolution 14, adopted on December 16, 1946, changed the rules of procedure so that the terms of the rotating presidency of the Council 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 Soviet Union and United States.
  
  