Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET December 2014 Political Science
Which one of the following is the report that triggered the process of UN reform?
ASecretary-General Kofi Annan's 2005 report 'In Larger Freedom'
BSecretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's 1992 report 'An Agenda for Peace' ✓ Correct
CSecretary-General Kofi Annan's 2005 report 'Investing in the UN'
DAmnesty International's 1997 report 'Refugees: Human Rights have no Borders'
Correct answer: (B) Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's 1992 report 'An Agenda for Peace' — The report that triggered the UN reform process was Boutros-Ghali's 'An Agenda for Peace' (1992).
Explanation
★The report that triggered the UN reform process was Boutros-Ghali's 'An Agenda for Peace' (1992).
★Boutros Boutros-Ghali was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations.
★The report responded to a request from the Security Council after the Cold War.
★It analysed and recommended ways to strengthen UN peacemaking and peacekeeping.
★It set out the now-standard ideas of preventive diplomacy and peace building.
★Kofi Annan's later reports built on this reform agenda.
★'An Agenda for Peace' is a landmark document in UN history.
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