Bolton Tries To Squash Development Goals, Climate Change In First Act

US urges quick negotiations, changes on UN reform

By Evelyn Leopold
Reuters
Wednesday, August 24, 2005; 11:01 PM

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador John Bolton urged U.N. member nations on Wednesday in a letter to accelerate negotiations on development, security and human rights proposals less than a month before 175 world leaders are to approve reform proposals at a summit.

Bolton's letter, circulated to the other 190 ambassadors, at the United Nations comes a week after the United States submitted more than 500 amendments to a draft document diplomats have been negotiating for six months, causing some envoys to panic that agreement might not be reached.