国际英语新闻：Annual general debate at UN ends with oft-heard topics popular

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The annual general debate in the 192-member General Assembly concluded on Wednesday after six days of discourse on topics ranging from the global economy to UN reform, from peacekeeping to nuclear non-proliferation.

"The current international economic and financial crisis marks the closing of a cycle of growth and demands a new way of thinking about development," said Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro.

"As a consequence of its highly negative impacts, the equation of market, state and society is seriously challenged, and the debate on the future of the logic of economic accumulation and the rules of functioning of the system has also come into question," he said.

Pointing out Uruguay has always been supportive of UN peacekeeping operations (PKOs) and now has 2,500 blue helmets deployed around the world, however, he said Uruguay is concerned with a lack of capacity in peacekeeping missions to handle difficult international crises.

Indian Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna said the expansion of terrorist threats and the proliferation of economic crises have challenged previously held notions of global governance.

"We must, therefore, not just reaffirm the central role of the UN in global governance but restore and reinforce it reflecting contemporary realities," he said. The world body needs "urgent reform" in order to meet emerging global challenges and to that end, Krishna called for Security Council reform.