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The 2005 World Summit, 14–16 September 2005, was a follow-up summit meeting to the United Nations' 2000 Millennium Summit, which led to the Millennium Declaration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Representatives (including many leaders) of the 191 member states met in New York City for what the United Nations described as "a once-in-a-generation opportunity to take bold decisions in the areas of development, security, human rights and reform of the United Nations." [1] (PDF) Photo of UN Building at New York City (taken June 14, 2003 by djmutex), herewith licensed under GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Photo of UN Building at New York City (taken June 14, 2003 by djmutex), herewith licensed under GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... United Nations headquarters, view from East River United Nations headquarters in New York City The United Nations headquarters is a distinctive complex in New York City that has served as the United Nationss headquarters since its completion in 1952. ... -1... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Millennium Declaration is a United Nations resolution, adopted at the 8th plenary meeting on September 8, 2000, with nine major development goals. ... The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that all 191 United Nations member states have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015. ... Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The event was billed as the "largest gathering of world leaders in history," and featured appearances of numerous heads of state and heads of government. The majority of those present addressed the UN General Assembly, and gave speeches reflecting on the U.N.'s past successes and future challenges. All 191 member states gave an address in some form- if the head of state or government was not present the nation's foreign minister, vice president, or deputy prime minister usually sufficed. The meetings were presided over by the Prime Minister of Sweden, Göran Persson. A head of state or chief of state is the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers, functions and duties granted to the head of state in the countrys... The head of government is the leader of the government or cabinet. ... United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... A Deputy Prime Minister is the deputy of a Prime Minister, and a member of a nations cabinet. ... Hans Göran Persson ( ; born January 20, 1949) is a Swedish politician. ...

The pre-summit negotiations were blown sharply off course by the appearance in early August at the UN of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John R. Bolton, appointed as a recess appointment by U.S. President George W. Bush. The position had been vacant since January, with responsibilities handled by professional U.S. diplomats. Bolton swiftly issued a list of new demands (including dropping the use of the words "Millennium Development Goals"), which days before the summit had still not been settled. Some observers contended that on the eve of the summit the US struck a more conciliatory tone than expected, something partly credited as a consequence of the outpouring of international support for the US after Hurricane Katrina. United States Ambasadors to the United Nations, full title, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations (also known as the... John R. Bolton John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is an American diplomat, serving currently as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. ... A recess appointment occurs when the President of the United States fills a vacant Federal position during a recess of the United States Senate. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa) Damages $75 billion (2005 USD) (costliest Atlantic hurricane in history) Fatalities ≥1,836 total Areas affected Bahamas, South Florida, Cuba, Louisiana (especially Greater New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle, most of eastern North America Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Katrina was the...

As well as discussing progress on the MDGs, and re-iterating the world's commitment to them, the summit was to address the possible reform of the United Nations; much of this was eventually postponed to a later date. An exception was the endorsement of the "Responsibility to Protect", a formulation of the "right of humanitarian intervention" developed by a UN commission [2] and proposed by Kofi Annan as part of his In Larger Freedom[3] reform package. The "Right to Protect" gives the world community the right to intervene in the case of "national authorities manifestly failing to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity". There was also broad agreement at the summit to set up a new Human Rights Council. In recent years there have been many calls for reform of the United Nations. ... Humanitarian Intervention is the interference of a sovreign state by another with the objective of ending or reducing suffering within the first state. ... Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat and the seventh and current Secretary-General of the United Nations. ... The United Nations Human Rights Council is an international body within the United Nations with the purpose of addressing human rights violations. ...

During the summit, the United Nations Convention against Corruption received its 30th ratification, and as a result will enter into force in December 2005. The United Nations Convention against Corruption was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly by resolution 58/4 of 31 October 2003. ...

The inaugural session of the Clinton Global Initiative was held in New York City to coincide with the 2005 World Summit, and attracted many of the same world leaders. The Clinton Global Initiative is a project of the non-profit William J. Clinton Foundation and was inaugurated on 15 September 2005 in New York, United States, under the chairmanship of former president Bill Clinton. ...

External links

• United Nations' 2005 World Summit homepage
• Draft outcome document, 13 September (PDF)
• Summary of Outcome (PDF)
• United Nations, Global Values, and the Individual
• CBS News, 12 September 2005, "At U.N., Bolton Softens His Tone"
• The Guardian, 10 September 2005, "World summit on UN's future heads for chaos: UK leads last minute effort to rein in U.S. objections"
• Hugo Chavez' address (He proposes the UN be moved out of the US)
• PM Sharon’s Speech at the United Nations Assembly September 15, 2005.
• AlterNet, 19 September 2005, "A Triumph for Decency at the U.N." - on the "Responsibility to Protect"
• Ian Williams, The Guardian, 20 September 2005, "Annan has paid his dues: The UN declaration of a right to protect people from their governments is a millennial change"
• Environment and Poverty Times - Summit 2005 Edition