Britain will join other countries to confront president Bush about proposals to the UN. John Bolton, US ambassador to the UN, proposed over 750
changes to the 36 page draft, that among other things, calls for an overhaul of the current plan including the rewriting of the document 'from
scratch'.
Among other things, the changes (if made) would significantly undermine the UN summit; one of the most important gathering of leaders world wide.
Britain has verbally clashed with the US over proposed changes and along with the EU, continues to stand by the original plan. Mr. Bolton's comments
have provoked negative reactions of those that support the current plan including aid groups, organisations and UN counties.
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Britain will join an international alliance to confront George Bush and salvage as much as possible of an ambitious plan to reshape the United
Nations and tackle world poverty next week .
The head-to-head in New York on Monday comes after the revelation that the US administration is proposing wholesale changes to crucial parts of the
biggest overhaul of the UN since it was founded more than 50 years ago.
A draft of that plan had included a review of progress on the UN's millennium development goals - poverty eradication targets set in 2000 for
completion by 2015 - and the introduction of reforms aimed at repairing the damage done to the UN's reputation by Iraq, Rwanda and the Balkans.
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The world is screaming loudly again about the lack of equal participation from the US in the UN summit. Rewriting the plan to include all of
Bolton's changes is madness. This imperialist attitude to world poverty and other joint causes gives other countries a bad impression of the US and
undermines all the good work people do there to fight global causes.
Mr. Bush as usual throwing his weight around. The UK usually 'best mate' allies with the US have chosen not to stand behind Bush on this one. That
the UK is firmly rooted in its position and not running behind the US to curry favour, is a sign that either things are changing or that this is
really a high profile error in judgement on the part of Bush.
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