Reply #7: The US vs The UN (Bolton tables 750 amendments in 3 weeks) [View All]

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" The US vs The UN

American ambassador seeks to scupper UN's global strategy with 750 amendments after just three weeks in the job

America's controversial new ambassador to the United Nations is seeking to shred an agreement on strengthening the world body and fighting poverty intended to be the highlight of a 60th anniversary summit next month. In the extraordinary intervention, John Bolton has sought to roll back proposed UN commitments on aid to developing countries, combating global warming and nuclear disarmament.

Mr Bolton has demanded no fewer than 750 amendments to the blueprint restating the ideals of the international body, which was originally drafted by the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan...

To the dismay of many other delegations, the US has even scored out pledges that would have asked nations to "achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national product for official development assistance by no later than 2015". All references to the date or the percentage level are gone in the Bolton version."

See link for a comparison of what the US wants vs what the UN wants....Scary stuff.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article308269.ece