Secretary General Kofi Annan, of the United Nations, at the convening of the 54th General Assembly, proposes that U.N. abandon its half-century tradition of respecting international borders and intervene in sovereign nations that are oppressing their own citizens.
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References:
Georgie Anne Geyer, “U.N. Cannot Implement its Grand Theories,” Orange County (California) Register, 30 September 1999, Local News:9.
SECRETARY GENERAL PRESENTS HIS ANNUAL REPORT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
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