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UN reform negotiations break down | |
2005-09-13 | |
Crisis talks on human rights and UN management reform ahead of the world summit have fallen apart, a spokesman for the US mission to the UN says. "These two issues, management and human rights council, have currently collapsed," said Rick Grenell, spokesman for the US mission to the UN, as a core group raced against the clock to finalise a draft document for the 14-16 September summit of world leaders. "With the last-minute gutting of the human rights council just when we worked through development and other issues, the full document is in jeopardy," he added.
"On management [reform], we also have also fallen apart," Grenell said. Grenell said UN management reform had been called for by the independent panel that documented corruption and management lapses in the UN oil-for-food programme for Iraq as well as by UN chief Kofi Annan and Western countries. "What we would like to see is more powers given to the secretary-general, hold him accountable. Give him the ability to prioritise mandates, prioritise personnel and then hold him accountable," Grenell said. "We cannot have the general assembly continue to operate with business as usual." Other issues being negotiated by the core group are development, terrorism, responsibility to protect peoples threatened with genocide, and setting up a peace-building commission. | |
Posted by:Fred |
#3 Dear Kofi, Due to the recent hurricane disaster in the southern US and your inability to keep the UN staff from stealing everything that isn't tied down and accepting bribes from every tinpot dictator on the planet; we will be suspending our annual dues of $2 billion for the foreseeable future. Have a nice day. The American Taxpayer |
Posted by: DMFD 2005-09-13 21:47 |
#2 No need to break it out. Everyone at the UN has silverware. |
Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-09-13 10:26 |
#1 Oh-oh! They're "crisis talks"? Better break out the good silverware... |
Posted by: tu3031 2005-09-13 09:59 |