2005 UN WORLD SUMMIT

"The 2005 World Summit is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the world to come together and take action on grave global threats that require bold global solutions. " UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

2005 World Summit: follow-up to pledges made

This table outlines somes of the commitments made, actions taken and next steps for following up on the ledges made by governments at the 2005 UN World Summit. Click here to view the table.

2005 World Summit Outcome Document: A Glass Half Full?

Delegates to the UN Summit have been accused of producing a 'watered-down' outcome document which merely reiterates existing pledges. It is true that there is cause for disappointment, in particular the failure to make progress on Weapons of Mass Destruction. But the document also contains important steps forward including:

1) agreement on the responsibility to protect populations suffering gross human rights violations;

2) a blueprint for the establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission to prevent relapses into violence following the conclusion of peace agreements; and

3) agreement on equipping the UN with a new Human Rights Council to strengthen its ability to promote and protect human rights around the world.

Click here to read about other achievements of the 2005 World Summit.

Click here to read the 2005 World Summit Outcome document.

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UNA-UK at the World Summit

Tony Colman - until May, MP for Putney and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the United Nations - and Juliet Colman, UK President of UNIFEM (United Nations Fund for Women), attended the 58th UN DPI NGO Conference, held 7-9 September 2005. There were also representatives of the private sector and local government. In attendance were some 3,500 delegates from 1,160 civil society organisations, including representatives of 27 country UNAs.

Click here to read the report from New York

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US Embassy Responds to UNA Concerns on American Amendments

In response to media reports about the proposed US amendments to the draft outcome document, UNA asked the US Embassy in London to clarify the US position. The Embassy sent UNA head office copies of John Bolton's letters to his counterparts and a briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for Internatioanal Organisation Affairs, Kristen Silverberg.

Click here to read John Bolton's letter to UN Member States.

Click here to read Kristen Silverberg's briefing.

For more information visit the website of the US Permanent Mission to the UN.