United Nations Security Council Resolution 14 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council on December 16, 1946. Following the General Assembly's decision that the terms of elected Security Council members would start on January 1 and end on December 31, the Council amended its rules of procedure to align the monthly terms of the rotating presidency with the calendar months. The delegation of Australia argued that since the General Assembly had altered the term of office for non-permanent members, the Council must also change the President's term to prevent a situation where the President might have to retire halfway through their term due to the expiration of their term as an elected member. Resolution 14 passed with nine votes to none. The Soviet Union and the United States abstained.