Dear Editor:

Re: (NAME OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, DATE OF PUBLICATION)

The United Nations 2005 Summit was a historic opportunity to confront pressing global issues. And for the most past, Member States rose to the challenge, creating an “outcome document” that demonstrated a commitment to an effective United Nations.

The creation of a UN Democracy Fund, a Peacekeeping Commission, and a recommitment to fight poverty were welcomed advances. So was the acceptance of a responsibility to protect citizens of all nations from genocide and other major atrocities.

However, more could have been accomplished if U.S. Ambassador John Bolton had not upset a fragile agreement by calling for 700 edits to the outcome document at the last-minute. As a result, world leaders did not agree on a definition on terrorism, the details of a new Human Rights Council, or how to address nuclear disarmament or non-proliferation.

It is vital that these losses are remedied as efforts to revitalize the United Nations proceed. World leaders must take the momentum of the Summit and work to bring the UN into the 21st century as an effective and indispensable institution.


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Updated September 21, 2005