"The purpose of this report is to suggest how nations can work together to meet this formidable challenge. It is the work of a panel of sixteen eminent and experienced people, drawn from different parts of the world, whom I asked a year ago to assess current threats to international peace and security; to evaluate how well our existing policies and institutions have done in addressing those threats; and to recommend ways of strengthening the United Nations to provide collective security for the twenty-first century."

UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan

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