UN chief urges world leaders to approve changes

Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged world leaders today to implement the boldest changes to the United Nations in its 60 year history by expanding the size of the Security Council, writing a new definition of terrorism and strengthening protections for human rights.

UN chief urges world leaders to approve changes

Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged world leaders today to implement the boldest changes to the United Nations in its 60 year history by expanding the size of the Security Council, writing a new definition of terrorism and strengthening protections for human rights.

In a speech to the 191 member General Assembly in New York, Annan called for adopting his entire reform package at a summit of world leaders in September, and he warned countries against treating the list of proposals “as an a la carte menu, and select only those that you especially fancy".

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