Bolton says UN in a time warp, may have to be replaced
Big News Network ^ | November 15, 2005
The United States reportedly may look for a U.N. substitute if that body doesn't improve in problem solving and responding to U.S. needs.
U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton told The Washington Times that the Bush administration requires nothing less than a revolution of reform at the United Nations.
"That," he said, "would cover everything from Security Council engagement to management changes to a focus on administrative skills in choosing the next secretary-general."
The United Nations, which he said seemed caught in a time warp, "has got to be a place to solve problems that need solving, rather than a place where problems go, never to emerge."
"We have to decide whether a particular issue is best done through the U.N. or best done through some other mechanism," Bolton told the Times.
"One alternative to the United Nations," he said, "is for regional organizations to play a larger role, praising the Organization of American States and the African Union." |
