"Calls for bold action against poverty, steadfast steps against terrorism and a determined push for United Nations reform rang through the General Assembly Hall today as presidents, prime ministers and a king took the podium on the third and final day of the 2005 World Summit." [Full Story]
"World leaders nearing the end of a three-day summit urged the United Nations to play a bigger role on the world stage - in everything from the fight against terrorism to protecting immigrant rights to easing the crunch caused by high oil prices."[Read more]
From CNN: "Leaders of developing nations called Wednesday for more foreign aid and freer trade to help poor countries develop, warning at a U.N. summit that chronic poverty could fuel regional conflict."
For more on the 2005 World Summit, visit the official UN site.
"The 2005 World Summit, expected to be the largest gathering ever of international leaders, opened at United Nations Headquarters in New York today with a warning from Secretary-General Kofi Annan that "millions of lives and the hopes of billions" rest on fulfilling the pledges contained in the meeting's outcome document." [Read more]
And don't miss the UN Foundation's World Summit page.
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More than 170 heads of state and government are expected to participate in the plenary session in the vast General Assembly hall and in roundtable discussions, treaty-signings, and other meetings taking place in connection with the event." [Read more]
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